2
dull(adjective, gloomy, gray, drab, cloudy)
2
muted(adjective, soft, obscure, flat, dark)
2
restrained(understated, unglamorous, unspectacular)
2
subdued(adjective, soft, obscure, flat, dark)
2
understated(unglamorous, unspectacular)
2
unpretentious(understated, unglamorous, unspectacular)
1
ashen(adjective, soft, obscure, flat, dark)
1
blind(adjective, soft, obscure, flat, dark)
1
cloudy(adjective, soft, obscure, flat, dark)
1
cold(adjective, soft, obscure, flat, dark)
1
conservative
1
dingy(adjective, soft, obscure, flat, dark)
1
dun(adjective, soft, obscure, flat, dark)
1
dusky(adjective, soft, obscure, flat, dark)
1
faded(adjective, soft, obscure, flat, dark)
1
feeble(adjective, soft, obscure, flat, dark)
1
grimy(adjective, soft, obscure, flat, dark)
1
hazy(adjective, soft, obscure, flat, dark)
1
indistinct(adjective, soft, obscure, flat, dark)
1
leaden(adjective, soft, obscure, flat, dark)
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