LEVELED Synonyms: 162 Similar and Opposite Words

leveled

verb

variants or levelled

past tense of level

as in equated

to make equal in amount, degree, or status we'll give both teams the same equipment so as to level the playing field

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disequilibrated

as in smoothed

to make free from breaks, curves, or bumps the construction workers leveled the ground before laying a foundation for the new house

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as in aimed

to point or turn (something) toward a target or goal the marksman leveled his gun at the target and fired

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as in dropped

to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall the boxer leveled his opponent with a single blow

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as in demolished

to destroy (as a building) completely by knocking down or breaking to pieces an old warehouse that was leveled to build a parking lot

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Recent Examples of leveled The Tate brothers also deny trafficking charges leveled by Romanian prosecutors. — Bill Chappell, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026 Nineteen months after the Palisades Fire leveled much of the seaside community, scars of the blaze are increasingly overshadowed by signs of progress. — N. Kirkpatrick, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2026 Accusations of antisemitism have been leveled against several in Hollywood over recent years, in many cases, falsely used to describe those who criticize Israel’s attacks on Gaza. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2026 The bar was damaged in a fire in 1976, and leveled by an explosion a year later. — Jack Harvel august 17, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2026 Late in the second quarter, as the Giants were driving, Dart was leveled by Vikings safety Jay Ward. — Charlotte Carroll, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026 If your lawn has low spots that should be leveled due to winter damage or drainage issues, spread soil across the dip, using a garden rake to spread it out and create a level surface. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 16 Aug. 2026 More than 12,000 homes have been destroyed and over 100 buildings have been leveled. — Uriel Blanco, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026 San Luis leveled it in the seventh minute of second-half stoppage time after Orlando missed a chance to score on an open net at the other end. — Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026

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Some visitors say paying respects at Yasukuni carries a spiritual meaning that should not be equated with endorsing war.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
People like to knock Nolan’s screenwriting, which is often equated with dialogue.

— Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2026

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Missteps by the opposition also smoothed the path for the party’s ultimate takeover of the state.

— Duncan McCargo, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2026
Over the course of a month, our testers smoothed these lotions all over their body, taking notes on ingredients, texture, and efficacy in addressing their skin concerns.

— Mary Honkus, Glamour, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of smoothed

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This new technology is primarily aimed at large organizations such as customs agencies, alcohol producers and distributors, and food safety authorities.

— Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 31 Aug. 2026
From the operator’s perspective, our node looked like any other regular residential endpoint serving customer traffic; from the inside, every attempt aimed to reach an ADB port through our node was captured.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of aimed

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Despite meeting or beating estimates, shares dropped as investors remained unimpressed.

— Arjun Kharpal,Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Liberty Christian dropped a heartbreaker in the season opener, losing a big lead before falling to Midland Christian 66-63.

— Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of dropped

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Meanwhile, as cars replaced horses, streets had to be widened, and several of the city’s many inconvenient hills were flattened—some houses were demolished, but plenty were simply rolled out of the way.

— Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026
His Administration demolished the White House’s East Wing to make way for a ballroom costing hundreds of millions of dollars—a project facing its own legal challenges.

— Chad de Guzman, Time, 26 Aug. 2026

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