MATTES Synonyms: 102 Similar and Opposite Words

mat

verb

Definition of mat

as in to dim

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

as in to squash

Related Words

Dissimilar Words

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of mat 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 There are also three group fitness rooms and a set schedule of classes, from yoga to mat Pilates. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Feb. 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 lights were dimmed, and many of the children were more focused on their giddy Spanish campmate than the match.

— Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Odds for Social Security reform may have dimmed last week after one of the program's biggest champions lost his primary, but advocates say this only highlights the importance of November's midterm elections.

— Medora Lee, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of dim

Verb

More than 20,000 county residents signed a petition to bring the issue to voters in a ballot question in November, but the Maryland Supreme Court squashed it, citing legal problems with the question.

— Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 13 Aug. 2026
Susan Sarandon and Martin Scorsese try and fail to squash the beef between their children in the latest social media sketch from Jack Henry Robbins and Francesca Scorsese, Variety can exclusively reveal.

— Jack Dunn, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of squash

Verb

But some airports do not have the space or budget to extend their runways, leaving airlines with the only other feasible solution to lighten the aircraft’s load.

— Emma Balleste, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
There’s a Moon alert, which lightens the feelings of all your social exchanges and encourages a carefree nonchalance to everything.

— Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of lighten

Verb

Hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid delivers hydration and keeps skin smooth and glowing, plus there’s niacinamide and licorice extract to brighten and even the complexion.

— Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
The second helps minimize fine lines and wrinkles, a new attribute to the serum whose primary function has been to brighten and hydrate the skin.

— Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 17 Aug. 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

Forty-five minutes in front of a Croke Park terrace rammed with Leeds supporters, less than a week after becoming the club’s most expensive transfer in history, also gave him an unsubtle insight into the reaction.

— Beren Cross, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
The trial centered on a horrific high-speed crash when Schwally rammed his car into the Hawaii Nail Salon and Spa in Deer Park on June 28, 2024.

— Elijah Westbrook, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026