1. In a softened tone
   "She spoke in muted voice";
   - hushed, subdued, quiet
    
2. Being or made softer or less loud or clear
   "muted trumpets";
   - dull, muffled, softened

1. Turn off sound output, or make much quieter; switch off signal from a microphone
   "please mute during the meeting unless you are speaking"
    
2. Deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
   "He muted the strings of his guitar with a cloth";
   - muffle, dull, damp, dampen, tone down

See also: soft

Type of: soften

Antonym: unmute

Encyclopedia: Muted