Master confusing words with ease
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 begins with under, suggesting something beneath or less obvious.
- Unstated begins with un, meaning not expressed or not said.
- Remember that understated involves a subtle quality, similar to keeping things low-key.
- Unstated emphasizes the absence of a statement or the lack of expression.
- If something is understated, its intentionally low in presentation; if its unstated, it's simply not mentioned.
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