Synonyms for tone down
tone down

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1. muffle, mute, dull, damp, dampen, tone downverb

   deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

   Synonyms:
   muffle, wash, stifle, mute, pall, numb, moderate, moisten, weaken, benumb, repress, break, soften, dull, smother, blunt, deaden, damp, dampen, tame, strangle

2. tone down, moderate, tameverb

   make less strong or intense; soften

   "Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements"

   Synonyms:
   lead, temper, muffle, mince, hold in, tame, cultivate, mute, domesticize, naturalise, control, chair, moderate, hold, reclaim, naturalize, check, domesticate, soften, domesticise, damp, dampen, chasten, curb, dull, subdue, contain

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1. • Alter
   • Soften

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1. tone down

   Synonyms:
   subdue, moderate, soften

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1. Vice President Biden:

   I believed Anita Hill, and my one regret is that I wasn't able to tone down the attacks on Anita Hill by some of my Republican friends. I mean, they really went after Anita Hill. As much as I tried to intervene, I did not have the power to gavel them out of order.

2. Anthony Fauci:

   No one is going to want to tone down things when you see what's going on in a place like New York City.

3. Lakshheish M Patel:

   Stock market mehyam is not trending today because agencies have not been paid money to create an environment of panic in public. Whenever stock market deep fall does not trend on twitter and youtubers keep silence or tone down on it, you can be sure that market will fall further

4. Author Unknown:

   To feel "fit as a fiddle" you must tone down your middle.

5. President Obama and Jeb Bush:

   I think we need to tone down the rhetoric, for sure, the use of that kind of language is just wrong.