FLAT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for FLAT?

Need another word that means the same as “flat”? Find 106 synonyms and 30 related words for “flat” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Flat” are: two-dimensional, categoric, categorical, unconditional, mat, matt, matte, matted, bland, flavorless, flavourless, insipid, savorless, savourless, vapid, level, plane, monotone, monotonic, monotonous, prostrate, compressed, horizontal, levelled, calm, still, tranquil, pacific, undisturbed, like a millpond, shallow, not deep, wide, low, toneless, boring, dull, tedious, uninteresting, unexciting, soporific, depressed, dejected, dispirited, despondent, downhearted, disheartened, discouraged, low-spirited, down, gloomy, glum, unhappy, blue, desolate, oppressed, slow, inactive, sluggish, slow-moving, slack, quiet, not busy, stagnant, static, dead, unproductive, no longer effervescent, deflated, punctured, collapsed, pierced, empty of air, expired, finished, used up, fixed, set, regular, established, unchanging, unvarying, invariable, unfluctuating, consistent, constant, uniform, straight, hard and fast, outright, direct, out and out, downright, absolute, definite, positive, stark, all out, directly, absolutely, flat tire, flatbed, flatcar, apartment

Flat as a Noun

Definitions of "Flat" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “flat” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• An area of low level ground, especially near water.
• A deflated pneumatic tire.
• A shallow container in which seedlings are grown and sold.
• A musical notation indicating one half step lower than the note named.
• A musical note lowered a semitone below natural pitch.
• Scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas; part of a stage setting.
• A level tract of land.
• A flat tyre.
• The flat part of something.
• Freight car without permanent sides or roof.
• An upright section of stage scenery mounted on a movable frame.
• The sign ♭, indicating a flat.
• A shoe with a very low heel or no heel.
• A suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house.
• Flat racing.
• A shallow box in which seedlings are started.
• A railway wagon with a flat floor and no sides or roof; a flatcar.

Synonyms of "Flat" as a noun (4 Words)

apartment	A suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house. A district of six storey apartments arranged along narrow streets.
flat tire	A musical notation indicating one half step lower than the note named.
flatbed	A vehicle with a flat load-carrying area. The flatbed of a truck.
flatcar	A railway freight wagon without a roof or sides.

Usage Examples of "Flat" as a noun

• The salt flats of Utah.
• I've got a flat—there were nails under the wheel.
• The shingle flats of the lake.
• She wore a white strapless dress and a pair of electric blue flats.
• She placed the flat of her hand over her glass.

Flat as an Adjective

Definitions of "Flat" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “flat” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• (of musical sound) below true or normal pitch.
• (of a photograph or negative) lacking contrast.
• Lacking taste or flavor or tang.
• (of a musical note) lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone.
• Lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting.
• Sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch.
• Stretched out and lying at full length along the ground.
• (of a battery) having exhausted its charge.
• (of a person) without energy or enthusiasm.
• (of something kept inflated, especially a tyre) having lost some or all of its air, typically because of a puncture.
• Flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes.
• Horizontally level.
• Not reflecting light; not glossy.
• Relating to flat racing.
• Having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another.
• (of land) without hills.
• Commercially inactive.
• Lacking emotion; dull and lifeless.
• Having a broad level surface but little height or depth; shallow.
• (of shoes) without heels or with very low heels.
• Having a relatively broad surface in relation to depth or thickness.
• (of a denial, contradiction, or refusal) completely definite and firm; absolute.
• (of trade, prices, etc.) not showing much activity; sluggish.
• Having a level surface; without raised areas or indentations.
• Not sloping.
• (of a colour) uniform.
• Not modified or restricted by reservations.
• (of a fee, wage, or price) the same in all cases, not varying with changed conditions or in particular cases.
• Lacking the expected range or depth; not designed to give an illusion or depth.
• Lacking contrast or shading between tones.
• (of a sparkling drink) having lost its effervescence.
• (of a key) having a flat or flats in the signature.
• (of a note) a semitone lower than a specified note.
• Having lost effervescence.
• Lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone.
• (of an expanse of water) calm and without waves.

Synonyms of "Flat" as an adjective (98 Words)

absolute	Complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers. An absolute monarch.
all out	Quantifier; used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class.
bland	Lacking taste or flavor or tang. A bland diet.
blue	Of a ski run of the second lowest level of difficulty as indicated by blue markers positioned along it. Lonely and blue in a strange city.
boring	Not interesting; tedious. A boring evening with uninteresting people.
calm	Not agitated; without losing self-possession. She had to keep calm at all costs.
categoric	Not modified or restricted by reservations. A categorical denial.
categorical	Unambiguously explicit and direct. A categorical denial.
collapsed	(of a person) having fallen down and become unconscious. He was admitted to hospital with a collapsed lung.
compressed	Flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes. With lips compressed.
consistent	Marked by an orderly logical and aesthetically consistent relation of parts. A consistent worldwide application of its policies.
constant	Steadfast in purpose or devotion or affection. These discs rotate at a constant speed.
dead	(of sound) without resonance; dull. A dead body.
definite	Clearly true or real; unambiguous. A definite amount.
deflated	Having suddenly lost confidence or optimism. Left us fatigued and deflated spiritually.
dejected	Affected or marked by low spirits. He stood in the street looking dejected.
depressed	(of a place or economic activity) suffering the damaging effects of a lack of demand or employment. Depressed inner city areas.
desolate	Providing no shelter or sustenance. The desolate surface of the moon.
despondent	In low spirits from loss of hope or courage. Despondent about his failure.
direct	Flowing in one direction only. There is no direct evidence that officials accepted bribes.
discouraged	Lacking in resolution. Felt discouraged by the magnitude of the problem.
disheartened	Having lost determination or confidence; dispirited. The disheartened instructor tried vainly to arouse their interest.
dispirited	Filled with melancholy and despondency. A dispirited and divided Party.
down	Denoting a flavour variety of stable quark having relatively low mass and an electric charge of 1 3 In the Standard Model protons and neutrons are composed of up and down quarks. The down trend in the real estate market.
downhearted	Discouraged; in low spirits. Feeling discouraged and downhearted.
downright	(of something bad or unpleasant) utter; complete (used for emphasis. Her common sense and downright attitude to life surprised him.
dull	Blunted in responsiveness or sensibility- Willa Cather. A dull sky.
empty of air	Holding or containing nothing.
established	Brought about or set up or accepted especially long established. America had no established Church.
expired	Having come to an end or become void after passage of a period of time. Caught driving with an expired license.
finished	(of a person’s work) expert or accomplished. Gave me the finished manuscript.
fixed	Fixed and unmoving. With eyes set in a fixed glassy stare.
flavorless	Lacking taste or flavor or tang. Flavorless supermarket tomatoes.
flavourless	(of food or drink) lacking flavour; bland or tasteless. He delivers his flavourless dialogue in a listless deadpan.
gloomy	Filled with melancholy and despondency. The gloomy forest.
glum	Showing a brooding ill humor- Bruce Bli. A glum hopeless shrug.
hard and fast	Not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure.
horizontal	Of machinery having its parts working in a horizontal direction. A horizontal line.
inactive	Not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert. An inactive Russian spy.
insipid	Lacking taste or flavor or tang. An insipid personality.
invariable	(of a quantity) constant. His routine was invariable.
level	Of the score in a contest. The car backed rapidly until it was level with me.
levelled	Oriented at right angles to the plumb.
like a millpond	Resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination.
low	Of a vowel pronounced with the tongue held low in the mouth open. The standard of living is low.
low-spirited	Filled with melancholy and despondency.
mat	Not reflecting light; not glossy. A photograph with a matte finish.
matt	(of a colour, paint, or surface) dull and flat; without a shine. A matt black.
matte	Not reflecting light; not glossy. A photograph with a matte finish.
matted	Tangled in a dense mass. The matted floor.
monotone	(of a voice or other sound) unchanging in pitch; without intonation or expressiveness. His monotone reading of the two hour report.
monotonic	Sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch. Her dour monotonic husband.
monotonous	Dull, tedious, and repetitious; lacking in variety and interest. Her slurred monotonous speech.
no longer effervescent	Quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns for indicating a complete or almost complete lack or zero quantity of.
not busy	Unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; (`engaged’ is a British term for a busy telephone line.
not deep	With head or back bent low.
oppressed	Subject to harsh and authoritarian treatment. Oppressed by a sense of failure.
out and out	Directed outward or serving to direct something outward.
outright	Without reservation or exception. An outright victory.
pacific	Relating to the Pacific Ocean. A pacific gesture.
pierced	Having a hole cut through. Pierced ears.
plane	Relating to only two-dimensional surfaces or magnitudes. Plane and solid geometry.
positive	Having a positive charge. Protons are positive.
prostrate	Lying stretched out on the ground with one’s face downwards. Mats of prostrate herbs can be used to break up expanses of soil.
punctured	Having a hole cut through. A punctured balloon.
quiet	(of a place, period of time, or situation) without much activity, disturbance, or excitement. All he wanted was a quiet drink.
regular	Relating to a person who does something regularly. A regular beat.
savorless	Lacking taste or flavor or tang.
savourless	Lacking taste or flavor or tang.
set	Set down according to a plan. A house set on a hilltop.
shallow	Not deep or strong; not affecting one deeply. His arguments seemed shallow and tedious.
slack	(of business or trade) characterized by a lack of work or activity; quiet. Slack and wrinkled skin.
slow	Slow to learn or understand lacking intellectual acuity. A slow dot matrix printer.
slow-moving	Moving slowly.
sluggish	Slow and apathetic. Alex woke late feeling tired and sluggish.
soporific	Sleepy or drowsy. A libel trial is in large parts intensely soporific.
stagnant	Not growing or changing; without force or vitality. Stagnant water.
stark	Severely simple. Facing the stark reality of the deadline.
static	Concerned with or producing or caused by static electricity. The film is vulnerable to the collection of static charges.
still	Marked by absence of sound. Scarcely a ripple on the still water.
straight	Simple straightforward. It ll take a long time to get the place straight.
tedious	Using or containing too many words. A tedious journey.
toneless	Lacking in tone or expression. He began to sing in a toneless voice.
tranquil	Not agitated; without losing self-possession. Her tranquil gaze.
two-dimensional	Involving two dimensions.
unchanging	Showing little if any change. The party stood for unchanging principles.
unconditional	Not modified or restricted by reservations. Unconditional surrender.
undisturbed	Untroubled by interference or disturbance. He could pursue his studies undisturbed.
unexciting	Not exciting; dull. An unexciting novel.
unfluctuating	Not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall.
unhappy	Causing discomfort. Had an unhappy time at school.
uniform	Denoting a garment forming part of a person s uniform. A uniform package of amenities at a choice of hotels.
uninteresting	Characteristic or suggestive of an institution especially in being uniform or dull or unimaginative. A very uninteresting account of her trip.
unproductive	Not producing desired results. The talks between labor and management were unproductive.
unvarying	Unvarying in nature. The unvarying routine of parsonage life.
used up	Employed in accomplishing something- H.H.Arnold & I.C.Eaker.
vapid	Lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest. A vapid conversation.
wide	Very large in expanse or scope. How wide do you think this house is.

Usage Examples of "Flat" as an adjective

• She sipped some of the flat champagne.
• Skirts sewn with fine flat seams.
• E flat.
• The flat roof of a garage.
• Prices remained flat.
• A flat cap.
• A flat cola.
• Found himself lying flat on the floor.
• A flat fare of £2.50.
• ‘I'm sorry,’ he said, in a flat voice.
• A flat two-dimensional painting.
• Thirty-five acres of flat countryside.
• A flat roof.
• Flat beer.
• A flat shade of grey.
• A flat refusal.
• A flat market.
• Trim the surface of the cake to make it completely flat.
• The UK housing market was flat.
• The Flat season.
• Flat wall paint.
• Flat computer monitors.
• A flat desk.
• Flat sales for the month.
• A flat rectangular box.
• B flat.
• The request was met with a flat refusal.
• He sat down on a flat rock.
• A flat joke.
• His sense of intoxication wore off until he felt flat and weary.

Flat as an Adverb

Definitions of "Flat" as an adverb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “flat” as an adverb can have the following definitions:

• Lying in close juxtaposition, especially against another surface.
• Used with an expression of time to emphasize how quickly something can be done or has been done.
• In or to a horizontal position.
• Completely; absolutely.
• Below the true or normal pitch of musical sound.
• With flat sails.
• In a forthright manner; candidly or frankly.
• So as to become smooth and even.

Synonyms of "Flat" as an adverb (4 Words)

absolutely	Used to emphasize a strong or exaggerated statement. Dad was absolutely furious.
directly	At once; immediately. The decisions directly affect people s health.
outright	Immediately or instantly. They decided to buy the company outright.
straight	In a straight line directly. Keep straight on.

Usage Examples of "Flat" as an adverb

• I thought you'd turn me down flat.
• His black curly hair was blown flat across his skull.
• I hammered the metal flat.
• Myers was flat broke.
• He was lying flat on his back.
• Came out flat for less work and more pay.
• It wasn't a question of singing flat, but of simply singing the wrong notes.
• You can prepare a healthy meal in ten minutes flat.
• She had been knocked flat by the blast.

Associations of "Flat" (30 Words)

aviator	A pair of aviator sunglasses. He has a short grey beard and wears a flannel shirt jeans and aviator glasses.
balloon	Travel by hot air balloon. The company s debt has ballooned in the last five years.
banal	So lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring. Songs with banal repeated words.
batten	Strengthen or fasten something with battens. Batten down a ship s hatches.
blanket	Cover as if with a blanket. Snow blanketed the fields.
boring	So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness. A boring evening with uninteresting people.
cardboard	Pasteboard or stiff paper. With its superficial cardboard characters the novel was typical of her work.
carpet	Cover with a carpet. The floor was covered with carpet.
deflate	Become deflated or flaccid as by losing air. Deflate a balloon.
disc	An object or part resembling a disc in shape or appearance. The smudged yellow disc of the moon.
drone	A musical instrument or part of one sounding a continuous note of low pitch in particular also drone pipe a pipe in a bagpipe or also drone string a string in an instrument such as a hurdy gurdy or a sitar. He reached for another beer while Jim droned on.
dull	Make dull or blunt. Dull days with nothing to do.
featureless	Lacking distinguishing characteristics or features. The featureless landscape of the steppe.
flooded	Covered with water. A flooded bathroom.
floor	The occupants of a floor. The champion floored Close with an uppercut.
humdrum	Monotonous routine. An escape from the humdrum of his life.
lowland	Of relatively low or level country. Economic power gravitated towards the lowlands.
mat	A small pad of material that is used to protect surface from an object placed on it. A beach mat.
monotone	Of a sequence or function; consistently increasing and never decreasing or consistently decreasing and never increasing in value. His monotone reading of the two hour report.
monotonous	Sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch. The statistics that he quotes with monotonous regularity.
monotony	Constancy of tone or pitch or inflection. Depression flattens the voice almost to monotony.
puncture	Sustain a puncture. The tire punctured.
rug	A floor covering of thick woven material or animal skin, typically not extending over the entire floor. Charles and Elaine were sitting on the rug in front of the fire.
shrink	Become or make smaller in size or amount. You should see a shrink.
tedious	Too long, slow, or dull; tiresome or monotonous. A tedious journey.
tire	Exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress. The training tired us out.
unchanged	Not made or become different. The causes that produced them have remained unchanged.
unremarkable	Found in the ordinary course of events. An unremarkable house.
unvaried	Lacking variety. A plain unvaried diet.
yoga	Discipline aimed at training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquility that is achieved through the three paths of actions and knowledge and devotion. Yoga classes.