Synonyms of matte

matte

adjective

ˈmat 

variants also mat or matt

as in dulled

lacking a surface luster or gloss

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dulled
• flat
• dull
• lusterless
• grey
• dim
• dark
• gray
• pale
• unpolished
• black
• drab
• tarnished
• dingy
• muddy
• lackluster
• darkened
• dusky
• mousy
• sombre
• leaden
• cloudy
• mousey
• darkish
• palish
• somber
• gloomy
• dirty
• murky
• dimmed
• obscure
• pitch-black
• obscured
• stygian
• pitch-dark
• tenebrous
• tenebrific

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• glossy
• shiny
• lustrous
• sleek
• polished
• lacquered
• satin
• rubbed
• varnished
• burnished
• glazed
• satiny
• silky
• silken
• slick
• slippery
• buffed
• shining
• gleaming
• shellacked
• glistening
• shimmering
• sparkling
• bright
• luminous
• brilliant
• radiant
• dazzling
• incandescent
• lucid
• twinkling
• glowing
• lucent
• resplendent
• effulgent
• lambent
• glittering
• glimmering
• gemmy
• scintillating
• glinting
• refulgent
• fulgent
• candescent
• bedazzling
• brightened
• beaming

Examples of matte in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The liquid lipstick has a semi-matte finish and is available in 13 super-saturated shades that won't bleed, thanks to its patented curved applicator that ensures the ultimate precision. —Jennifer Ford, Forbes, 21 May 2021

Available in over 40 shades, it’s made to offer medium-to-full coverage and a semi-matte finish. —Sam Peters, ELLE, 28 Feb. 2023

But while this might remind the viewer of Op Art, Frieling and Wouters would rather emphasize how a super-matte finish makes this effect possible. —Whitney Mallett, Curbed, 2 June 2022

In this kitchen by Romanek Design Studio, one of the walls is covered in a slab of natural stone while the other is lined with edgy matte black tiles. —Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 22 Dec. 2022