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matte

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variants: also mat or matt

Synonyms & Antonyms of matte

lacking a surface luster or gloss

I chose a paint with a matte finish so the walls wouldn't be too shiny

Synonyms for matte

dim,
dull,
dulled,
flat,
lusterless

Words Related to matte

tarnished,
unpolished

cloudy,
dingy,
dirty,
drab,
lackluster,
mousy
(or mousey),
muddy

gray
(also grey),
leaden,
pale,
palish

black,
dark,
darkened,
darkish,
dimmed,
dusky,
gloomy,
murky,
obscure,
obscured,
pitch-black,
pitch-dark,
somber
(or sombre),
stygian,
tenebrific,
tenebrous

Near Antonyms for matte

buffed,
burnished,
glazed,
lacquered,
polished,
rubbed,
shellacked,
varnished

satin,
satiny

silken,
silky

slick,
slippery

gemmy,
gleaming,
glimmering,
glinting,
glistening,
glittering,
scintillating,
shimmering,
shining,
sparkling,
twinkling

beaming,
bedazzling,
bright,
brightened,
brilliant,
candescent,
dazzling,
effulgent,
fulgent,
glowing,
incandescent,
lambent,
lucent,
lucid,
luminous,
radiant,
refulgent,
resplendent,
shining

Antonyms for matte

glossy,
lustrous,
shiny,
sleek

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The first known use of matte was circa 1648

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