Flat and Rubbed

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Flat adjective - Lacking a surface luster or gloss.

Usage example: used a flat paint for the condo's interior walls

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Rubbed is an antonym for flat.

Nearby Words: flatter, flatly, flatness, flatlet, flatting

Rubbed adjective - Having a shiny surface or finish.

Usage example: the rubbed brass of the wall sconce showed my reflection

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Flat is an antonym for rubbed.

Nearby Words: rubber, rubbing

Even now that face is looking at me with eyes of pity from the plaque rubbed flat by many feet.

Source: Break the Believer

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