MATTES Synonyms: 102 Similar and Opposite Words

mat

verb

Definition of mat

as in to dim

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as in to squash

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Recent Examples of mat Extra-large frames with matting and side spaces for other memorabilia cost $100-$175. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026 Granny Annie was in a wheelchair, her long white hair matted at the back, her eyes wet above a blue paper mask. — Saba Sams, Vogue, 4 Mar. 2026 Some of the upcoming workshops and meetings include photography hiking, matting and mounting photographs and tips on how to enter photography contests. — Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026 Rake The Leaves A thick layer of leaves will mat down and block sunlight from reaching your lawn. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 21 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mat

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mat

Verb

But for a few years, the wattage of the stars putting pen to paper dimmed a little, the realities of a Turkish economy that had taken a battering hitting home.

— Nick Miller, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Nissan Stadium's lights dimmed with fans standing and many holding up their cell phone flashlights.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of dim

Verb

The Missouri Supreme Court on Thursday squashed Republicans‘ plans to implement a new congressional map before November, ruling voters must first decide on whether to approve the new district lines.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2026
Place squash in a single layer on a large baking sheet or shallow baking pan.

— Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of squash

Verb

Be sure to dab stains—don’t rub or press with force—with cool water, which can lighten most spots and remove others altogether.

— Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 30 Aug. 2026
While speaking with the Toronto Star, Stephanie also noted how the two nurses have helped lighten what has sometimes been a challenging experience for her daughters.

— Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of lighten

Verb

On overcast afternoons, the sky often brightened as the evening wore on, as if the world were turning in reverse.

— Holden Frith, TheWeek, 4 Sep. 2026
Saturn, meanwhile, continues to brighten in the east during the late evening, making this an increasingly good time to point binoculars or, better still, a small telescope toward the ringed planet.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of brighten

Verb

For example, adding things like brick powder to spices, or white powders to milk, to bulk them up.

— Lorena Galliot, Scientific American, 28 May 2026
His steals total was a bit misleading, and Kansas coach Bill Self will need to bulk him up and teach him more consistent defensive habits.

— Brendan Marks, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2026

Definition of bulk

Verb

There are songs for each segment, which include Goofy cleaning up, a dark turn with Daisy in a power outage and snowed-in Pluto.

— Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2026
The food is rustic and cosmopolitan at once — bright, monumental salads, whole carrots and leeks baptized by fire, skeins of pasta, and Parmigiano snowing down — but the secret is the seeming effortlessness.

— Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026

Definition of snow

Verb

After a month of ramming his 6-foot-7, 325-pound frame into his Kansas football teammates during practices at preseason camp, Kansas redshirt junior offensive tackle Calvin Clements is ready to hit somebody, anybody, wearing an opponent’s jersey.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026
Video captured the dramatic moment a SWAT team rammed its vehicle into a tractor during a standoff with a suspect who allegedly went on a shooting spree near an Oregon home.

— Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2026