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matte

[mat] / mæt /
ADJECTIVE
dull
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cloudy cold dark dim dismal flat hazy lifeless muddy muted obscure soft somber subdued
STRONG
black blind dun faded low muffled overcast plain sober softened
WEAK
ashen colorless dead dingy dusky feeble grimy indistinct leaden mousy murky opaque shadowy sooty subfusc toned-down unlit
Antonyms
STRONGEST
apparent bright brilliant cheerful clear distinct excited good happy hopeful intelligent light rough smart visible
WEAK
active eventful exciting interesting keen knifelike lively luminous lustrous pointed quick sensitive serrated sharp vivacious witty
ADJECTIVE
flat
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bland dead lifeless stale weak
STRONG
blah blind boring drab vanilla
WEAK
banal colorless dim draggy flavorless ho-hum inane innocuous insipid jejune lead balloon monotonous muted pointless prosaic prosy sapless spiritless tasteless tedious uninteresting unpalatable unsavory unseasoned vapid watery white-bread
Antonyms
STRONG
exciting
WEAK
bubbly effervescent sharp tasty
ADJECTIVE
lackluster
Synonyms
STRONGEST
boring flat ho-hum muted uninspired
WEAK
blah blind colorless dark dead dim drab draggy dry laid-back leaden lusterless nothing obscure pabulum prosaic sombre unimaginative vanilla vapid zero
Antonyms
WEAK
bright enthusiastic lively shining shiny spirited

Example Sentences

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This makes it possible to switch between glossy and matte finishes, producing visual effects that surpass what current screens can achieve.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

In one project, the couple saved several hundred dollars by spray-painting existing light fixtures matte black rather than replacing them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

Where “Cross” might be said to have a matte finish, “The Day of the Jackal,” created by the Northern Irish novelist and screenwriter Ronan Bennett, is high-gloss.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2024

On June 21, the company posted a Sticker Mule–branded video of an orange matte Cybertruck.

From Slate • Jul. 23, 2024

Both were blacked out with matte spray paint.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.