Synonyms for mat

mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture (noun)

• matting

sports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on the floor for gymnastic sports (noun)

a master's degree in teaching (noun)

the property of having little or no contrast (noun)

• flatness
• lusterlessness
• lustrelessness
• matt
• matte

a foundation (usually on soft ground) consisting of an extended layer of reinforced concrete (noun)

• raft

twist together or entwine into a confusing mass (verb)

• entangle
• tangle
• snarl

change texture so as to become matted and felt-like (verb)

• felt
• matt-up
• matte

not reflecting light (adj)

• flat
• matt
• matte
• matted