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May 26, 2012
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Synonyms for flatter

Verb

1. flatter, blandish, praise
usage: praise somewhat dishonestly

Adjective

1. flat, level, plane, even (vs. uneven)
usage: having a horizontal surface in which no part is higher or lower than another; "a flat desk"; "acres of level farmland"; "a plane surface"
2. flat, planar (vs. cubic) (vs. linear), two-dimensional
usage: having no depth or thickness
3. categoric, categorical, flat, unconditional, unqualified (vs. qualified)
usage: not modified or restricted by reservations; "a categorical denial"; "a flat refusal"
4. flat, prostrate, unerect (vs. erect)
usage: stretched out and lying at full length along the ground; "found himself lying flat on the floor"
5. flat (vs. contrasty), underdeveloped
usage: lacking contrast or shading between tones
6. flat (vs. natural) (vs. sharp)
usage: lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone; "B flat"
7. compressed, flat, thin (vs. thick)
usage: flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes)
8. bland, flat, flavorless, flavourless, insipid, savorless, savourless, vapid, tasteless (vs. tasteful)
usage: lacking taste or flavor or tang; "a bland diet"; "insipid hospital food"; "flavorless supermarket tomatoes"; "vapid beer"; "vapid tea"
9. bland, flat, unstimulating (vs. stimulating), unexciting
usage: lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting; "a bland little drama"; "a flat joke"
10. flat, noneffervescent (vs. effervescent)
usage: having lost effervescence; "flat beer"; "a flat cola"
11. flat, fixed, regressive (vs. progressive)
usage: not increasing as the amount taxed increases
12. flat, unraised, unleavened (vs. leavened)
usage: not made with leavening; "most flat breads are made from unleavened dough"
13. flat, horizontal (vs. vertical) (vs. inclined)
usage: parallel to the ground; "a flat roof"
14. flat, unpleated, unfolded (vs. folded)
usage: without pleats
15. two-dimensional, flat, multidimensional (vs. unidimensional)
usage: 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"
16. flat, deflated (vs. inflated)
usage: (of a tire) completely or partially deflated
17. flat, mat, matt, matte, matted, dull (vs. bright)
usage: not reflecting light; not glossy; "flat wall paint"; "a photograph with a matte finish"
18. flat, unshaded (vs. shaded)
usage: lacking variety in shading; "a flat unshaded painting"
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