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

The star in my second occultation was brighter, and the dimming much longer, so no squinting was required.

— David Schneider, IEEE Spectrum, 24 Sep. 2026
Chinese leader Xi Jinping is set to arrive in Washington on Wednesday, but likely without a coterie of corporate leaders, dimming already-low expectations of potential business deals between the superpowers.

— Tasneem Nashrulla, semafor.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of dim

Verb

But the Avengers woke up in the second half, scoring 41 points to win 48-27 and squash the Royals’ upset hopes.

— Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
The atrocities committed in Chile were similar to those in Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, and Central America, where leftist movements and guerrillas were squashed with incredible brutality.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of squash

Verb

Resident Evil generally had more laughs, just based on the nature of the comedy involved, so that helped lighten the load.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026
The bursts of comedy don’t lighten the mood, but instead sharpen the emotion and clarify the intensity, the way a shrewd joke might at a funeral.

— Natalia Winkelman, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of lighten

Verb

According to the suit, the video depicts the staff member grabbing a Black student from behind, spinning him around, grabbing him by the shirt and shoving him repeatedly into the metal roll-down door of a concession stand.

— Eric Peterson, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026
Oakley and Reid lean so heavily into Elinor and Marianne’s crushing disappointments and the forces holding them back in a period of vast gender inequity, that their sorrows shove the characters’ more captivating qualities to the side.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of shove

Verb

If those plans were to pass, the fleet could brighten the night sky so much that astronomical observations around the world might become impossible, critics say.

— Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Draperies offer a visual divide, and natural sunlight pours through the windows to brighten the space.

— Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 25 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

According to the military and law enforcement, a Palestinian man rammed his car into a security checkpoint Wednesday afternoon near the settlement of Beit Horon, seriously wounding the officer.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
The son of Israel’s ambassador to the United States was critically injured Tuesday in a car-ramming attack in the West Bank, according to officials.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 23 Sep. 2026