flat
297
4.4
- adjective
- /flæt/
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- Well, let's say those numbers stay flat from May to June.
- fall flat
- flat and dull
- remain flat
Some of the shades are like completely flat in the pan.
- Some of the shades are like completely flat in the pan.
- Slow drips and light shower, flat metallic sky and sombre limbs.
- It's just it's not, I don't like that flat look all over the skin.
- Like, what do you do when you just have fine, flat, long, shapeless hair?
- It is pretty flat within that age cohort, right?
- LA also flat, no growth the entire year.
- So it just looks very flat and dull and patchy.
Examples
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"How do you think?" Karo asked, his voice dry and flat, barren of emotion.
Fiction book (1992) -
This looks so flat and dull and lifeless.
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Two big days, a big, flat, long day of driving.
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The results are similar to the results based on a flat market, although there are some clear differences.
Academic text (2017) -
However, where Mini-Plans have fallen flat on their faces is in the area of transparency and accountability.
Academic text (1993) -
Fund managers predominantly use IRR models assuming a flat market for their fund's placing documents.
Academic text (2017) -
For once there was an expression on the teacher's flat face, but Christina could not fathom it.
Fiction book (1990) -
Since the restaurant changed its menu, the food has been quite flat and unappetizing.
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The team's performance was flat this season, with no improvements in their standings.
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Her tone was flat during the presentation, lacking any enthusiasm or variation.
Synonyms
721
1.0
Not interesting and making you feel tired or impatient
31
1.0
Not bright or shiny with weak colour
31
2.8
A thing that has no strong character and few interesting features
30
6.1
Dull and showing little energy
23
4.2
Not bright or colorful and not lively
20
1.4
Not exciting and likely to make people bored
20
3.7
Not exciting or interesting
19
3.6
Without energy or interest and making people feel bored
17
7.3
Having little taste and being boring
17
7.1
Not having special or interesting features so it does not stand out
14
5.3
Something that is boring because it has no variety
9
6.5
Not exciting and having little variety
7
3.5
Not interesting or exciting
5
5.4
A person or thing that has no special quality
4
3.9
Not interesting or exciting
4
3.5
Food that has little or no taste and seems bland
3
5.5
Has no depth or interesting detail
3
3.2
Not interesting or exciting
2
5.8
Said or sung in the same tone without change
1
7.2
Not shiny and showing little energy or life
1
8.1
A voice that keeps the same pitch and tone
Food or drink that has little taste
Not bright in color and not very interesting
Having a flat, not shiny surface, like some paints or phone cases
Not very energetic or lively in mood
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
5
7.1
To fail completely and feel embarrassed in front of others
Compounds
2
4.1
A flat area of mud near the coast that is underwater at high tide and dry at low tide
1
2.7
An herb with flat broad leaves that people use in cooking for its strong flavor
- Archaic
1
8.8
An apartment in an old building that has no hot running water or central heating
1
8.1
An apartment with all rooms in a row connected by doors, often with no hallway
- Australian
A low spreading evergreen bush from southern Australia with orange-yellow flowers and flat winged pods
- Specialized
A music sign placed before a note that makes it sound one whole tone lower
- Specialized
A straight horizontal top for a door or window made of angled stones that support each other
- UK
A European perennial plant with purple and pink flowers grown for animal feed and to improve soil
- Specialized
A hand tool with a rough flat surface that you move to smooth or shape wood and metal
- Specialized
A simple tie that joins two ropes securely, often used in sailing and wrapping packages
- Australian
A low evergreen shrub with heart-shaped leaves, bright yellow pea-like flowers, and flat seed pods
A friendly hunting dog with a long shiny black or brown coat that brings back animals from water and land
- Specialized
A North American plant that lives for many years with flat clusters of small white flowers
How Dull
Surface Forms
Etymology
Flat meaning 'dull' or lifeless comes from the idea of no rise or energy — like a soda that has lost its bubbles and is no longer lively. So when food, sound, or an event is called flat, it feels weak or without spark.