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Flat

/flæt/

An area of level ground.

📖 Definitions of "Flat"

noun

1
An area of level ground.
2
A note played a semitone lower than a natural, denoted by the symbol ♭ placed after the letter representing the note (e.g., B♭) or in front of the note symbol (e.g. ♭♪).
3
A flat tyre/tire.
4
(in the plural) A type of ladies' shoes with very low heels.
"She liked to walk in her flats more than in her high heels."

verb

1
To make a flat call; to call without raising.
2
To become flat or flattened; to sink or fall to an even surface.
3
To fall from the pitch.
4
To depress in tone, as a musical note; especially, to lower in pitch by half a tone.

adjective

1
Having no variations in height.
"The land around here is flat."
2
(voice) Without variations in pitch.
3
Having small or invisible breasts and/or buttocks.
"That girl is completely flat on both sides."
4
(note) Lowered by one semitone.

adverb

1
So as to be flat.
"Spread the tablecloth flat over the table."
2
Bluntly.
"I asked him if he wanted to marry me and he turned me down flat."
3
(with units of time, distance, etc) Not exceeding.
"He can run a mile in four minutes flat."
4
Completely.
"I am flat broke this month."

30 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
dullverb	Boring; not exciting or interesting.
insipid	Flat; lacking character or definition.
vapid	Offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging.
levelnoun	The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground.
prostrateverb	Lying flat, face-down.
evenverb	Equal in proportion, quantity, size, etc.
thinverb	Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.
fixed	Unable to move; unmovable.
tasteless	Having no flavour; bland; insipid.
multidimensionalnoun	Having multiple dimensions (aspects).
matnoun	A flat piece of coarse material used for wiping one’s feet, or as a decorative or protective floor covering.
planenoun	An airplane; an aeroplane.
straightnoun	Not crooked, curly, or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length.
regressive	That tends to return, revert or regress.
mattnoun	A diminutive of the male given name Matthew.
planar	Flat, two-dimensional.
deflated	Empty of all the air or gas that was or could be inside.
mattenoun	(American spelling) Dull; not reflective of light.
directly	In a straightforward way; without anything intervening; not by secondary but by direct means.
compressed	Pressed tightly together.
underdeveloped	immature and not fully developed
unconditionalnoun	Absolute; without conditions, limitations, reservations or qualifications.
categoricalnoun	Absolute; having no exception.
unqualified	Not qualified: ineligible; unfit for a position or task.
horizontalnoun	Perpendicular to the vertical; parallel to the plane of the horizon; level, flat.

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
sharpnoun	Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut or pierce easily; not dull, obtuse, or rounded.
naturalnoun	Existing in nature.
indirectly	In an indirect manner.
contrasty	(photography, television) Having great contrast between light and dark areas (of a subject or photograph).

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
levelnoun	The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground.
horizontal	Perpendicular to the vertical; parallel to the plane of the horizon; level, flat.
plane	Of a surface: flat or level.
planar	Flat, two-dimensional.
matt	(chiefly British spelling) Alternative spelling of matte. [(American spelling) Dull; not reflective of light.]
matte	(American spelling) Dull; not reflective of light.
compressedverb	Pressed tightly together.
two-dimensional	Existing in two dimensions.
multidimensional	Having multiple dimensions (aspects).
even	Equal in proportion, quantity, size, etc.
apartmentnoun	(chiefly Canada, US, Australia, Philippines) A complete domicile occupying only part of a building, especially one for rent; a flat.
regressive	That tends to return, revert or regress.
matted	Covered with mats or matting.
prostrate	Lying flat, face-down.
thin	Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.
categoric	categorical
mat	Alternative form of matte (“not reflecting light”). [(American spelling) Dull; not reflective of light.]
flat tirenoun	(US, slang, dated) A bore; a person who is no fun.
straight	Not crooked, curly, or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length.
flatcarnoun	(rail transport, US) A railroad freight car without sides and roof.