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mats

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present tense third-person singular of mat

Synonyms & Antonyms of mats

1 as in dims

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for mats

dims

brightens,
lightens

etiolates

blanches,
bleaches,
blenches,
decolorizes,
dulls,
fades,
pales,
snows,
washes out,
whitens

whitewashes

frosts,
silvers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for mats

darkens,
deepens,
embrowns

blackens

blotches,
checkers,
dapples,
daubs,
discolors,
flecks,
marbles,
mottles,
patterns,
polychromes,
shades,
speckles,
specks,
splotches,
spots,
streaks,
striates,
stripes,
tarnishes,
variegates

colors,
dyes,
paints,
pigments,
stains,
tinctures,
tinges,
tints

burnishes,
polishes,
shines

2 as in squeezes, crushes

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for mats

crowds,
crushes,
presses,
rams,
shoves,
squashes,
squeezes

bloats,
bulks

refills,
refreshes,
reloads,
repacks,
replenishes

drenches,
floods,
gluts,
swamps

overcharges,
overfills,
overflows,
saturates

brims,
charges,
crams,
fills,
heaps,
jam-packs,
jams,
loads,
packs,
stuffs

honeycombs,
penetrates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for mats

clears,
empties,
evacuates,
vacates,
voids

lightens

depletes,
drains,
eliminates,
exhausts

bleeds,
draws (off)

cleans,
flushes,
purges,
scours,
sweeps

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

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