Flat and Round

Flat

Flat adjective - Being neither more nor less than a certain amount, number, or extent.

Usage example: industrial growth has been a flat two percent for each of the last four quarters

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Round and flat are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Round" instead an adjective "Flat".

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

Round adjective - Being neither more nor less than a certain amount, number, or extent.

Usage example: a round dozen eggs

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Flat and round are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Flat" instead an adjective "Round".

Nearby Words: rounded, rounder, roundly, roundel, roundish

nice	nice flat	nice round
perfect	perfect flat	perfect round
free	free flat	free round
simple	simple flat	simple round
Other adjectives: small, entire, large, remaining, different.

When asked if the world is round or flat, saying that the world is round gets you chastised by your friends.

Source: Video Game / Custom Robo
Doubly-subverted in Custom Robo: At one point, you are asked whether the world is flat or round.

Source: Like Reality Unless Noted
Likewise some characters, be they round or flat, will end a story with much the same personality and traits they began with.

Source: Static Character

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