Synonyms for flat
- adjective
- noun
- adverb
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Uninteresting
dull, lifeless, vapid, bland, uninteresting, insipid, tasteless, tame, boring, prosaic, shallow, dead, cold, stupid, unexciting, flavorless US, flavourless UK, lackluster US, lack-lustre UK, lacklustre UK, banal, stale, languid, humdrum, pointless
2. Unqualified — absolute; downright; peremptory
unqualified, absolute, positive, downright, categorical, unconditional, peremptory
4. Monotone
Other
low, horizontal, plain, matt UK, mat US, matte US, thin, level, prostrate, two-dimensional, stony, still, broke, poor
Noun
Adverb
1. Completely
Other
tops
Definitions
- adj. 1
Absolute; downright; peremptory.
A great Tobacco taker too, thats flat.
- adj. 2
Having no variations in height.
The land around here is flat.
- n. 1
An area of level ground (sometimes covered with shallow or tidal water).
The hovercraft skimmed across the open flats.
- adv. 1
Directly; flatly.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- flats → flat-beds, flatcars, apartments, floors…
Choose the right word
Plane applies only to a surface, and is used with more mathematical exactness than flat.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- boring The show was so boring that Ann and I fell asleep.
- shallow The curriculum of this school is wide and shallow.
- bland This soup is somehow bland. Maybe add more salt...?
- uninteresting The majority of the songs became uninteresting.
- smooth Women are like rose petals - smooth and beautiful.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| flat | steady | |
| boring | rising | |
| shallow | falling | |
| bland | rising | |
| uninteresting | steady | |
| smooth | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- low1, bar1, mat1
- 4 letters
- even2, dead1, poor1, cold1, matt1, thin1, tops1, dull1, tame1
- 5 letters
- still1, story2, level2, floor1, broke1, plane1, plain1, suite1, bland1, matte1, stale1, stony2, banal2, shoal
- 6 letters
- stupid2, boring2, smooth1, strand1, planar2, curtly2
- 7 letters
- uniform3, shallow2, utterly3, bluntly2, lowland2, insipid3, prosaic3, languid2, humdrum2, flatcar
- 8 letters
- positive3, straight1, directly3, absolute3, lifeless2, puncture2, monotone3
- 9 letters
- apartment3, pointless2, downright2, tasteless2, prostrate2, monotonic
- 10 letters
- completely3, absolutely4, horizontal4, lackluster3, monotonous4, lacklustre, unexciting4, peremptory4, flavorless3
- 11 letters
- unqualified4, categorical5, flavourless
- 13 letters
- unconditional5, uninteresting4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (even2 = 2 syllables).