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Synonyms for flat
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English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. flat

    Horizontal signifies in the direction of or parallel to the horizon. For practical purposes level and horizontal are identical, tho level, as the more popular word, is more loosely used of that which has no especially noticeable elevations or inequalities; as, a level road. Flat, according to its derivation from the Anglo-Saxon flet, a floor, applies to a surface only, and, in the first and most usual sense, to a surface that is horizontal or level in all directions; a line may be level, a floor is flat; flat is also applied in a derived sense to any plane surface without irregularities or elevations, as a picture may be painted on the flat surface of a perpendicular wall. Plane applies only to a surface, and is used with more mathematical exactness than flat. The adjective plain, originally the same word as plane, is now rarely used except in the figurative senses, but the original sense appears in the noun, as we speak of "a wide plain." We speak of a horizontal line, a flat morass, a level road, a plain country, a plane surface (especially in the scientific sense). That which is level may not be even, and that which is even may not be level; a level road may be very rough; a slope may be even.

    Synonyms:
    even, horizontal, level, plain, plane

    Antonyms:
    broken, hilly, inclined, irregular, rolling, rough, rugged, slanting, sloping, uneven

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms5.0 / 1 vote

  1. flat

    Synonyms:
    dull, tame, insipid, vapid, spiritless, level, horizontal, absolute, even, downright, mawkish, tasteless, lifeless

    Antonyms:
    exciting, animated, interesting, thrilling, sensational

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. flatnoun

    a level tract of land

    "the salt flats of Utah"

    Synonyms:
    apartment, flatbed, flat tire, flatcar

    Antonyms:
    one-dimensional, vertical, contrasty, cubic, inclined, stimulating, natural, sharp, effervescent, qualified, modulated, thick, upright, bright, linear, perpendicular, erect, tasty, uneven, unidimensional, three-dimensional, active

  2. flatnoun

    a shallow box in which seedlings are started

    Synonyms:
    apartment, flatbed, flat tire, flatcar

    Antonyms:
    modulated, three-dimensional, uneven, effervescent, vertical, one-dimensional, natural, contrasty, sharp, inclined, cubic, stimulating, upright, thick, qualified, unidimensional, active, tasty, erect, perpendicular, linear, bright

  3. flatnoun

    a musical notation indicating one half step lower than the note named

    Synonyms:
    apartment, flatbed, flat tire, flatcar

    Antonyms:
    stimulating, contrasty, linear, tasty, vertical, cubic, bright, three-dimensional, inclined, natural, modulated, upright, active, one-dimensional, unidimensional, perpendicular, qualified, erect, effervescent, thick, sharp, uneven

  4. flatcar, flatbed, flatnoun

    freight car without permanent sides or roof

    Synonyms:
    flatbed, apartment, flat tire, flatcar

    Antonyms:
    bright, modulated, thick, sharp, natural, vertical, one-dimensional, uneven, erect, stimulating, qualified, perpendicular, effervescent, inclined, three-dimensional, unidimensional, upright, tasty, contrasty, linear, cubic, active

  5. flat, flat tirenoun

    a deflated pneumatic tire

    Synonyms:
    apartment, flatbed, flat tire, flatcar

    Antonyms:
    inclined, modulated, sharp, contrasty, qualified, vertical, uneven, erect, upright, one-dimensional, three-dimensional, tasty, perpendicular, thick, unidimensional, stimulating, bright, natural, cubic, linear, active, effervescent

  6. flatnoun

    scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas; part of a stage setting

    Synonyms:
    apartment, flatbed, flat tire, flatcar

    Antonyms:
    perpendicular, effervescent, one-dimensional, natural, thick, stimulating, sharp, inclined, vertical, contrasty, cubic, linear, modulated, active, upright, qualified, bright, uneven, tasty, three-dimensional, erect, unidimensional

  7. apartment, flatadjective

    a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house

    Synonyms:
    flatbed, apartment, flat tire, flatcar

    Antonyms:
    one-dimensional, thick, vertical, stimulating, natural, qualified, unidimensional, effervescent, cubic, modulated, upright, perpendicular, active, three-dimensional, uneven, erect, bright, inclined, contrasty, tasty, linear, sharp

  8. flat, level, planeadjective

    having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another

    "a flat desk"; "acres of level farmland"; "a plane surface"; "skirts sewn with fine flat seams"

    Synonyms:
    plane, savourless, flavorless, categoric, matt, even, insipid, level, monotonic, compressed, tied(p), unconditional, matted, vapid, level(p), categorical, monotonous, two-dimensional, matte, monotone, savorless, prostrate, bland, mat, flavourless, unwavering

    Antonyms:
    effervescent, stimulating, tasty, upright, cubic, vertical, unidimensional, linear, uneven, contrasty, active, perpendicular, inclined, erect, qualified, modulated, one-dimensional, natural, thick, three-dimensional, sharp, bright

  9. flatadjective

    having a relatively broad surface in relation to depth or thickness

    "flat computer monitors"

    Synonyms:
    plane, savourless, flavorless, categoric, matt, insipid, level, monotonic, compressed, unconditional, matted, vapid, categorical, monotonous, two-dimensional, matte, monotone, savorless, prostrate, bland, mat, flavourless

    Antonyms:
    qualified, cubic, stimulating, one-dimensional, vertical, active, upright, effervescent, thick, bright, linear, contrasty, sharp, tasty, erect, perpendicular, three-dimensional, unidimensional, uneven, inclined, modulated, natural

  10. categoric, categorical, flat, unconditionaladjective

    not modified or restricted by reservations

    "a categorical denial"; "a flat refusal"

    Synonyms:
    plane, savourless, unconditioned, flavorless, categoric, matt, insipid, level, monotonic, compressed, unconditional, matted, categorical, monotonous, two-dimensional, matte, monotone, savorless, prostrate, vapid, bland, mat, flavourless

    Antonyms:
    upright, bright, erect, three-dimensional, qualified, stimulating, natural, contrasty, effervescent, modulated, sharp, inclined, cubic, unidimensional, one-dimensional, perpendicular, uneven, linear, vertical, active, tasty, thick

  11. flat, prostrateadjective

    stretched out and lying at full length along the ground

    "found himself lying flat on the floor"

    Synonyms:
    plane, savourless, flavorless, categoric, matt, insipid, level, monotonic, compressed, unconditional, prone, matted, vapid, categorical, monotonous, two-dimensional, matte, monotone, savorless, prostrate, bland, mat, flavourless

    Antonyms:
    uneven, linear, modulated, one-dimensional, natural, effervescent, perpendicular, unidimensional, cubic, erect, vertical, active, bright, tasty, stimulating, upright, inclined, contrasty, thick, sharp, qualified, three-dimensional

  12. flatadjective

    lacking contrast or shading between tones

    Synonyms:
    plane, savourless, flavorless, categoric, matt, insipid, level, monotonic, compressed, unconditional, matted, vapid, categorical, monotonous, two-dimensional, matte, monotone, savorless, prostrate, bland, mat, flavourless

    Antonyms:
    one-dimensional, three-dimensional, cubic, contrasty, tasty, sharp, thick, upright, perpendicular, qualified, modulated, unidimensional, natural, vertical, stimulating, erect, inclined, uneven, effervescent, linear, bright, active

  13. flatadjective

    (of a musical note) lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone

    "B flat"

    Synonyms:
    plane, savourless, flavorless, categoric, matt, insipid, level, monotonic, compressed, unconditional, matted, vapid, categorical, monotonous, two-dimensional, matte, monotone, savorless, prostrate, bland, mat, flavourless

    Antonyms:
    contrasty, vertical, qualified, thick, uneven, stimulating, effervescent, upright, linear, one-dimensional, three-dimensional, sharp, cubic, active, bright, perpendicular, inclined, erect, modulated, natural, tasty, unidimensional

  14. compressed, flatadjective

    flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes)

    Synonyms:
    plane, savourless, flavorless, categoric, matt, tight, insipid, level, monotonic, compressed, unconditional, matted, categorical, monotonous, two-dimensional, matte, monotone, savorless, prostrate, vapid, bland, mat, flavourless

    Antonyms:
    qualified, contrasty, vertical, modulated, unidimensional, three-dimensional, erect, natural, cubic, linear, one-dimensional, upright, bright, inclined, perpendicular, stimulating, uneven, tasty, effervescent, sharp, active, thick

  15. bland, flat, flavorless, flavourless, insipid, savorless, savourless, vapidadjective

    lacking taste or flavor or tang

    "a bland diet"; "insipid hospital food"; "flavorless supermarket tomatoes"; "vapid beer"; "vapid tea"

    Synonyms:
    plane, smooth, two-dimensional, flavorless, categoric, matt, savourless, jejune, insipid, level, monotonic, compressed, unconditional, matted, suave, vapid, categorical, monotonous, prostrate, matte, monotone, savorless, bland, mat, flavourless, politic

    Antonyms:
    cubic, stimulating, sharp, tasty, vertical, perpendicular, active, inclined, upright, effervescent, linear, thick, uneven, bright, one-dimensional, erect, unidimensional, qualified, modulated, contrasty, natural, three-dimensional

  16. bland, flatadjective

    lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting

    "a bland little drama"; "a flat joke"

    Synonyms:
    plane, smooth, two-dimensional, flavorless, categoric, matt, savourless, insipid, level, monotonic, compressed, unconditional, matted, suave, vapid, categorical, monotonous, prostrate, matte, monotone, savorless, bland, mat, flavourless, politic

    Antonyms:
    natural, one-dimensional, inclined, contrasty, modulated, uneven, sharp, stimulating, cubic, effervescent, active, three-dimensional, vertical, qualified, tasty, bright, perpendicular, upright, unidimensional, linear, thick, erect

  17. flatadjective

    having lost effervescence

    "flat beer"; "a flat cola"

    Synonyms:
    plane, savourless, flavorless, categoric, matt, insipid, level, monotonic, compressed, unconditional, matted, vapid, categorical, monotonous, two-dimensional, matte, monotone, savorless, prostrate, bland, mat, flavourless

    Antonyms:
    contrasty, uneven, one-dimensional, inclined, tasty, stimulating, cubic, bright, upright, vertical, modulated, effervescent, three-dimensional, sharp, thick, erect, qualified, natural, unidimensional, perpendicular, active, linear

  18. flat, monotone, monotonic, monotonousadjective

    sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch

    "the owl's faint monotonous hooting"

    Synonyms:
    plane, savourless, flavorless, categoric, matt, humdrum, insipid, level, monotonic, compressed, unconditional, matted, vapid, categorical, monotonous, two-dimensional, matte, monotone, savorless, prostrate, bland, mat, flavourless

    Antonyms:
    one-dimensional, vertical, uneven, linear, sharp, cubic, perpendicular, thick, contrasty, three-dimensional, upright, erect, inclined, effervescent, qualified, natural, bright, modulated, active, tasty, unidimensional, stimulating

  19. flatadjective

    horizontally level

    "a flat roof"

    Synonyms:
    plane, savourless, flavorless, categoric, matt, insipid, level, monotonic, compressed, unconditional, matted, vapid, categorical, monotonous, two-dimensional, matte, monotone, savorless, prostrate, bland, mat, flavourless

    Antonyms:
    linear, tasty, vertical, upright, inclined, unidimensional, one-dimensional, bright, qualified, erect, uneven, active, natural, effervescent, contrasty, perpendicular, sharp, thick, modulated, three-dimensional, stimulating, cubic

  20. two-dimensional, 2-dimensional, flatadjective

    lacking the expected range or depth; not designed to give an illusion or depth

    "a film with two-dimensional characters"; "a flat two-dimensional painting"

    Synonyms:
    plane, savourless, flavorless, categoric, matt, insipid, level, monotonic, compressed, unconditional, matted, savorless, categorical, monotonous, two-dimensional, matte, monotone, planar, prostrate, vapid, bland, mat, flavourless

    Antonyms:
    erect, tasty, cubic, modulated, inclined, perpendicular, linear, uneven, effervescent, active, bright, vertical, sharp, upright, one-dimensional, three-dimensional, thick, unidimensional, stimulating, qualified, contrasty, natural

  21. flat, mat, matt, matte, mattedadjective

    not reflecting light; not glossy

    "flat wall paint"; "a photograph with a matte finish"

    Synonyms:
    plane, savourless, flavorless, categoric, matt, insipid, level, monotonic, compressed, unconditional, matted, vapid, categorical, monotonous, two-dimensional, matte, monotone, savorless, prostrate, bland, mat, flavourless

    Antonyms:
    perpendicular, one-dimensional, unidimensional, erect, sharp, bright, tasty, inclined, cubic, upright, natural, effervescent, active, contrasty, stimulating, vertical, thick, qualified, uneven, linear, three-dimensional, modulated

  22. flatadverb

    commercially inactive

    "flat sales for the month"; "prices remained flat"; "a flat market"

    Synonyms:
    plane, savourless, flavorless, categoric, matt, insipid, level, monotonic, compressed, unconditional, matted, vapid, categorical, monotonous, two-dimensional, matte, monotone, savorless, prostrate, bland, mat, flavourless

    Antonyms:
    one-dimensional, sharp, perpendicular, stimulating, inclined, modulated, contrasty, cubic, three-dimensional, linear, erect, unidimensional, natural, effervescent, bright, uneven, tasty, vertical, active, qualified, upright, thick

  23. flatadverb

    with flat sails

    "sail flat against the wind"

    Synonyms:
    directly, straight

    Antonyms:
    unidimensional, three-dimensional, bright, tasty, active, effervescent, contrasty, thick, perpendicular, erect, natural, one-dimensional, modulated, linear, qualified, stimulating, vertical, cubic, inclined, sharp, upright, uneven

  24. directly, flat, straightadverb

    in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly

    "he didn't answer directly"; "told me straight out"; "came out flat for less work and more pay"

    Synonyms:
    directly, at once, straightaway, now, like a shot, straight off, direct, straight, right away, instantly, immediately, forthwith

    Antonyms:
    linear, one-dimensional, three-dimensional, vertical, bright, effervescent, upright, erect, uneven, active, sharp, unidimensional, modulated, contrasty, cubic, tasty, perpendicular, inclined, qualified, stimulating, thick, natural

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. flatadjective

    Synonyms:
    level, horizontal, CHAMPAIGN

  2. flatadjective

    Synonyms:
    even, plane, smooth, CAMOUS, without prominences

  3. flatadjective

    Synonyms:
    low, prostrate, level with the ground, laid low

  4. flatadjective

    Synonyms:
    dull, lifeless, spiritless, unanimated, frigid, tame, prosaic, uninteresting, pointless

  5. flatadjective

    Synonyms:
    vapid, tasteless, insipid, stale, dead, flashy, mawkish

  6. flatadjective

    Synonyms:
    peremptory, absolute, positive, downright

  7. flatadjective

    Synonyms:
    (Mus.) not sharp, not shrill, not acute, lower by a semitone, below true pitch

  8. flatnoun

    Synonyms:
    shoal, shallow, strand, bar, sand-bank

  9. flatnoun

    Synonyms:
    [Colloquial.] simpleton, ninny, DUNCE

  10. flatnoun

    Synonyms:
    [Scotland.] floor, loft, story

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. flatadjective

    Synonyms:
    level, even, plane, smooth, prostrate, prone, stale, insipid, vapid, tasteless, unsavory, unpalatable, mawkish, peremptory, unqualified, positive, spatulous, spatulate, sonant, vocal

    Antonyms:
    convex, concave, warped, cambered, undulating, protuberant, projecting

  2. flatnoun

    Synonyms:
    lowland, champaign, floor, suite

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How to use flat in a sentence?

  1. Alex Murdaugh:

    I stopped, I got a flat tire, and I stopped and somebody stopped to help me, and when I turned my back, they tried to shoot me.

  2. Judiciary Chairman Rep. Jerry Nadler:

    Well both of those statements are errant nonsense. There is ample evidence, overwhelming evidence. Any jury would convict in three minutes flat that The President betrayed The President country by breaking the law.

  3. Adrienne Thadani:

    There’s a lot of misconceptions (such as) that there’s no space, which isn’t true, for every building in Bombay, you have that square footage of flat roof.

  4. State John Kerry:

    It is incorrect when it says that Congress can actually modify terms of an agreement at any time. That is flat wrong.

  5. Tucker Carlson:

    Look those are the rules, but the expectations people have of democracy are very different now, in the age of the internet which is a kind of very flat structure. Everyone's a precious snowflake, you know. The idea that your vote doesn't matter, I think that's a much more painful and hard to reconcile idea than it would have been even thirty years ago.


Translations for flat

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  • mol, platkant, plat, pap, eentonigAfrikaans
  • مسطحArabic
  • düzAzerbaijani
  • роўны, плоскіBelarusian
  • бемол, плоско, точно, равнина, изцяло, плоскост, спаднал, изветрял, плосък, равен, безинтересенBulgarian
  • সমতলBengali
  • punxada, avaria, bemoll, pla, xatoCatalan, Valencian
  • rovný, prasklý, plochýCzech
  • jævnt, helt, flade, flad, dødDanish
  • total, Platten, flach, völlig, eben, Reifenpanne, pauschal, vollkommen, direkt, platt, flau, glatt, schalGerman
  • ύφεση, χωρίς τακούνι, νεκρός, επίπεδος, άτονος, ξεθυμασμένος, ισόπεδος, ξεφούσκωτος, ανούσιοςGreek
  • bemolaEsperanto
  • llano, chato, plano, sin gasSpanish
  • tühi, lapik, lameEstonian
  • laun, lau, ordekaBasque
  • هامون, هموار, صاف, پنچر, مسطحPersian
  • tylysti, nuotti, lape, talttasivellin, täysin, tasaisesti, kokonaan, rengas, tasan, kengät, tasanko, täsmälleen, tasanne, ropponen, alavireinen, tasainen, lattea, monotoninen, litteä, tyhjä, väljähtynyt, laakea, tylsä, puhjennut, alennettuFinnish
  • pile, bémol, plan, grave, plat, crevé, ennuyeux, dégonflé, bas, plate, à platFrench
  • rodta, cothromIrish
  • maolScottish Gaelic
  • plano, chairo, chanGalician
  • שטוחHebrew
  • समतलHindi
  • laposHungarian
  • հարթ, տափակArmenian
  • rata, pipih, datar, kempes, habisIndonesian
  • scarpe senza tacco, ballerine, bemolle, a terra, sgasata, piano, bucata, monotòno, piatto, sgonfioItalian
  • パンク, パンクする, 平らJapanese
  • жазық, жалпак, жайпақKazakh
  • រាបស្មើ, រាបទាបKhmer
  • 평평, 하다, 판판하다, 平平Korean
  • жалпакKyrgyz
  • plokščias, lėkštasLithuanian
  • plakana virsma, lēzeni, kurpes bez papēžiem, plakani, bemols, plakans, lēzensLatvian
  • parahe, tūpā, pātiki, kenu, haukore, pongareMāori
  • рамно, издишана, рамен, бемолMacedonian
  • सपाटMarathi
  • datarMalay
  • platte band, mol, bemol, lekke band, plat, verschaald, lek, vlakDutch
  • monoton, dødt, doven, flat, -esNorwegian
  • ditʼąhNavajo, Navaho
  • bemol, but, płasko, flak, wyczerpany, wygazowany, za, zwietrzały, sflaczały, równy, monotonny, nijaki, flakowaty, niski, bezbarwny, płaski, odgazowanyPolish
  • [[pneu]] [[murcho]], planura, diretamente, bemol, murcho, raso, plano, [[sem]] [[gás]], chato, monótono, descarregado, vazioPortuguese
  • platRomansh
  • neted, monotonă, plat, monoton, șes, planRomanian
  • бемоль, прокол, плоскость, пологий, ровный, плоскийRussian
  • pranuSardinian
  • snizilica, раван, ravanSerbo-Croatian
  • plochý, rovnýSlovak
  • monoton, gorjenje, nezanimivo, raven, bemol, spuščena, basSlovene
  • rrafshtë, rrafshët, bemolAlbanian
  • jämnt, blankt, punka, helt, platt, helt och hållet, lågklackad, totalt, punktering, punkterad, sänkt, död, monoton, avslagen, plan, falsk, flatSwedish
  • పెరగని, పూర్తిగా, మొద్దుబారిన, చదునైన, అరిగిన, బల్లపరుపు, ఆసక్తి లేని, అశక్తతTelugu
  • мусаттаҳTajik
  • เรียบThai
  • düzTurkmen
  • düzTurkish
  • плоский, рівний, пологийUkrainian
  • silliq, sidirgʻa, tekisUzbek
  • bằng, phẳngVietnamese

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