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mat

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1 as in dim

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for mat

brighten,
lighten

etiolate

blanch,
bleach,
blench,
decolorize,
dull,
fade,
pale,
snow,
wash out,
whiten

whitewash

frost,
silver

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for mat

darken,
deepen,
embrown

blacken

blotch,
checker,
dapple,
daub,
discolor,
fleck,
marble,
mottle,
pattern,
polychrome,
shade,
speck,
speckle,
splotch,
spot,
streak,
striate,
stripe,
tarnish,
variegate

color,
dye,
paint,
pigment,
stain,
tincture,
tinge,
tint

burnish,
polish,
shine

2 as in squeeze, crush

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for mat

crowd,
crush,
press,
ram,
shove,
squash,
squeeze

bloat,
bulk

refill,
refresh,
reload,
repack,
replenish

drench,
flood,
glut,
swamp

overcharge,
overfill,
overflow,
saturate

brim,
charge,
cram,
fill,
heap,
jam,
jam-pack,
load,
pack,
stuff

honeycomb,
penetrate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for mat

clear,
empty,
evacuate,
vacate,
void

lighten

deplete,
drain,
eliminate,
exhaust

bleed,
draw (off)

clean,
flush,
purge,
scour,
sweep

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“Mat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mat. Accessed 1 Jul. 2022.

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