Alternative to glossy

The answer

MATTE

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the MATTE answer page.

Used 8 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2015. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for MATTE

Every other clue in this collection answered by MATTE, most used first.

• Photo finish - used 145 times, most recently in 2026
• Dull finish - used 141 times, most recently in 2026
• Not glossy - used 44 times, most recently in 2026
• Lacking luster - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Lusterless finish - used 18 times, most recently in 2018
• Dull photo finish - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Dull surface - used 14 times, most recently in 2007
• Glossy alternative - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Not shiny - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• A photo finish - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
• Flat finish - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Nonglossy finish - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Smelting mixture - used 8 times, most recently in 1996
• Dull - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
• Having a dull finish - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
• Not glossy, as a photo - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Lackluster finish - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Lusterless - used 6 times, most recently in 2007

Related clues

Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.

• Glossy fabric - SATIN, used 94 times
• Midway alternative - OHARE, used 67 times
• Advil alternative - ALEVE, used 66 times
• Glossy - SLEEK, used 62 times
• Smooth and glossy - SLEEK, used 44 times
• Tylenol alternative - ALEVE, used 39 times

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