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matte

adjective

variants: also mat or matt

Synonyms and 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 of 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 of matte

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

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 of matte

glossy, lustrous, shiny, sleek

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