Entry Word: matte

Function: adjective

Meaning:

also mat or matt

lacking a surface luster or gloss <I chose a paint with a matte finish so the walls wouldn't be too shiny>

Synonyms dim, dull, dulled, flat, lusterless

Related Words tarnished, unpolished; cloudy, dingy, dirty, drab, mousy (or mousey), muddy; gray (also grey), leaden, pale; dark, darkened, dimmed, dusky, gloomy, murky, obscure, obscured, somber (or sombre)

Near Antonyms buffed, burnished, glazed, lacquered, polished, shellacked, varnished; satin, satiny; silken, silky; slick, slippery; gleaming, glimmering, glinting, glistening, glittering, scintillating, shimmering, shining, sparkling, twinkling; beaming, bedazzling, bright, brightened, brilliant, dazzling, effulgent, lucent, lucid, luminous, radiant, shining

Antonyms glossy, lustrous, shiny, sleek