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Understated vs. Unstated
Understated
/ˌʌndəˈsteɪtəd/Examples:
Her design style is elegantly understated and sophisticated.The actor's performance was powerful yet beautifully understated.He chose an understated color scheme for his new apartment.
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Unstated
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Her motives in the debate remained largely unstated.The terms of the agreement were unstated but understood by both parties.He had an unstated rule to never discuss finances in public.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Understated has a sense of subtlety and refinement, often used to describe something that is intentionally less obvious or loud.
- Unstated implies something is not expressed or mentioned, often deliberately omitted.
- Remember that understated often carries a positive or neutral tone, suggesting elegance, whereas unstated can imply a lack of transparency or communication.
- Under in understated suggests something beneath the surface, like a subtle feature.
- Un in unstated suggests a negation, meaning something hasn't been said.
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