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

Like whether aliens will be announced by the US government, whether a coup attempt will take place in Russia — even whether the earth is flat.

— Jon Sarlin, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
Stage 7 took riders on a mostly flat 175-kilometer (109-mile) route from Hagetmau to the wine-loving city of Bordeaux.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026

Definition of flat

Adjective

Reed left with the children in a gray 2020 Honda Accord four-door with a sunroof and Kansas license plate 3362AJH, according to the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department.

— The Star, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2026
The blue-gray sunray dial centers around a highly legible perpetual calendar display that shows the seconds, minutes, hours, days, months, years, and phases of the moon.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 11 July 2026

Definition of gray

Adjective

The impact sends the black car crashing into Garden Gourmet Deli and Grill on the corner.

— Jenna DeAngelis, CBS News, 13 July 2026
On a balmy June evening, a crowd of vampire obsessives descended upon the Upper West Side’s Beacon Theatre in a sea of black and red.

— Hannah Giorgis Yohannes, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2026

Definition of black

Adjective

As Judith throws knives and sprays bullets, Debbie is at home in London, none the wiser, attending antique sales, writing her dim husband David’s (Jamie Parker) political speeches, and making massive snack spreads for her and Judith’s book club.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 15 July 2026
The lack of fusion also means these stellar remnants cool and become dim.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 14 July 2026

Definition of dim

Adjective

The room, its walls expensively craquelure'd to resemble fractured eggshells, its pale taffeta curtains billowing in the chill English breeze, is more Hollywood boudoir than office.

— Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 5 July 2026
But when taken together, our present divisions pale in comparison to the historical record.

— Drew Pittock, USA Today, 5 July 2026

Definition of pale

Adjective

Aerial footage showed heavy damage to the suspect's vehicle, a dark gray sedan.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 14 July 2026
They're headed to a battery recycler who will shred them into a fine, dark powder called black mass, from which those minerals can be recovered and reused in new batteries.

— Camila Domonoske, NPR, 13 July 2026

Definition of dark

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