MATTE Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

matte

adjective

ˈmat

variants also mat or matt

Definition of matte

as in flat

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

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Recent Examples of matte This Lulus bag is primarily matte and clean, with just a tinge of silver on the top handle and cutesy bow. — Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 22 Feb. 2025 But unlike most matte lip products, this viral formula doesn't feel drying on the lips, courtesy of a whole host of skin-loving ingredients such as vitamin E, cotton seed oil, green tea oil and mango oil. — Denise Primbet, Glamour, 23 Dec. 2024 This powder product brings a semi-matte finish to the skin, smoothing out your imperfections. — Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2024 The Color Fetish hydrating lip stain goes on glossy but slowly transforms into a semi-matte look that will last up to eight hours. — Christopher Murray, Fox News, 12 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for matte

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Adjective

That flat premium is covering a bigger downside risk for truck and SUV owners than for the average sedan driver.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026
In retirement, Maines traded South Florida’s hurricanes and flat terrain for the mountains of western North Carolina.

— Sally Kestin, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of flat

Adjective

Images on social media showed rescuers pulling the woman from the house, wrapped in a gray blanket.

— Jon Haworth, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
The 237 rooms and suites are serene, understated, and elegant, with paneled walls in dove gray and pale blue; beige marble and gold bathrooms; and the amenity du jour, pillow menus.

— Eddi Fiegel, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of gray

Adjective

Coach Sean McVay’s strategy of arriving the day before the game backfired and resulted in a dull performance by a team featuring some of the NFL’s biggest stars.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
If Khrzhanovsky’s goal was re-creating social and cultural conditions to capture drama at its purest, then the result merely proves Hitchcock’s refrain that drama is life with dull bits cut out.

— Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of dull

Adjective

As deputies prepared to have the vehicle towed, one found a small black pouch containing passports and a Social Security card.

— Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026
She’s been struggling with an injury in her left Achilles area since before Wimbledon and wore visible black strapping against Rybakina.

— Ava Wallace, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of black

Adjective

That remote displays a live feed from the drone's 1080p/30fps camera, which is assisted in dim conditions by three 300-lumen spotlights.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2026
Every so often, an aspiring screenwriter wanders into the dim red glow of Jumbo’s Clown Room hoping to interview one of the dancers.

— Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of dim

Adjective

The pinkish squid glided two miles beneath the surface, its long, pale legs trailing from undulating fins, stunning scientists who know remarkably little about its diet, behavior or reproduction.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
If the opening sequence seemed pale and crude, there was quickly almost too much detail.

— John Phipps, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of pale

Adjective

Floor-to-ceiling glass walls let a lot of light into the space, which is decorated in tones of gray, with dark wood herring bone floors in the bar.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Sep. 2026
In its concluding episodes, the HBO juggernaut thrust an unearned heel turn on its female lead, rendered its climactic battle so dark viewers couldn’t see it, and ended over 70 hours of buildup with a rando on the Iron Throne.

— Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of dark

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