Antonyms for flat

Antonyms for (adj) flat

Main entry: flat

Definition: lacking contrast or shading between tones

Antonyms: contrasty

Definition: having sharp differences between black and white


Main entry: flat

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

Usage: B flat

Antonyms: natural

Definition: (of a musical note) being neither raised nor lowered by one chromatic semitone


Antonyms: sharp

Definition: (of a musical note) raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone


Main entry: flat

Definition: horizontally level

Usage: a flat roof

Antonyms: perpendicular, vertical

Definition: at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line


Antonyms: inclined

Definition: at an angle to the horizontal or vertical position


Main entry: flat, plane, level

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

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

Antonyms: uneven

Definition: not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture


Antonyms: uneven, odd

Definition: not divisible by two


Main entry: flat, compressed

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

Antonyms: inspissate, thicken

Definition: make thick or thicker


Antonyms: thicken, inspissate

Definition: become thick or thicker


Antonyms: fat

Definition: having an (over)abundance of flesh


Antonyms: full

Definition: (of sound) having marked deepness and body


Antonyms: thick

Definition: not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions


Antonyms: thick

Definition: relatively dense in consistency


Main entry: flat, matt, matte, matted, mat

Definition: not reflecting light; not glossy

Usage: flat wall paint; a photograph with a matte finish

Antonyms: sharpen

Definition: make sharp or sharper


Antonyms: bright

Definition: emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts


Antonyms: sharp

Definition: having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing


Antonyms: sharp

Definition: keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point


Antonyms: lively

Definition: full of life and energy


Main entry: flat

Definition: commercially inactive

Usage: flat sales for the month; prices remained flat; a flat market

Antonyms: active

Definition: characterized by energetic activity


Antonyms: active

Definition: engaged in full-time work


Antonyms: active

Definition: full of activity or engaged in continuous activity


Antonyms: active

Definition: tending to become more severe or wider in scope


Antonyms: active

Definition: exerting influence or producing a change or effect


Main entry: categoric, categorical, flat, unconditional

Definition: not modified or restricted by reservations

Usage: a categorical denial; a flat refusal

Antonyms: qualified

Definition: meeting the proper standards and requirements and training for an office or position or task


Antonyms: qualified

Definition: limited or restricted; not absolute


Main entry: flat

Definition: having a relatively broad surface in relation to depth or thickness

Usage: flat computer monitors

Antonyms: linear, one-dimensional

Definition: of or in or along or relating to a line; involving a single dimension


Antonyms: three-dimensional, cubic

Definition: having three dimensions


Main entry: two-dimensional, flat, 2-dimensional

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

Usage: a film with two-dimensional characters; a flat two-dimensional painting

Antonyms: unidimensional, one-dimensional

Definition: relating to a single dimension or aspect; having no depth or scope


Main entry: bland, flat

Definition: lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting

Usage: a bland little drama; a flat joke

Antonyms: exciting

Definition: creating or arousing excitement


Antonyms: stimulating

Definition: rousing or quickening activity or the senses


Main entry: flat, prostrate

Definition: stretched out and lying at full length along the ground

Usage: found himself lying flat on the floor

Antonyms: erect, upright, vertical

Definition: upright in position or posture


Main entry: monotone, monotonic, monotonous, flat

Definition: sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch

Usage: the owl's faint monotonous hooting

Antonyms: modulated

Definition: changed or adjusted in pitch, tone, or volume


Main entry: flat

Definition: having lost effervescence

Usage: flat beer; a flat cola

Antonyms: effervescent

Definition: (of a liquid) giving off bubbles


Main entry: flat, flavorless, flavourless, bland, insipid, vapid, savorless, savourless

Definition: lacking taste or flavor or tang

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

Antonyms: tasteful

Definition: having or showing or conforming to good taste


Antonyms: tasty

Definition: pleasing to the sense of taste


Antonyms for (adv) flat

Main entry: flat, directly, straight

Definition: in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly

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

Antonyms: indirectly

Definition: not in a forthright manner


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