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dead level

[ded levuhl] / ˈdɛd ˈlɛvəl /
ADVERB
frankly
Synonyms
STRONG
candidly
WEAK
bluntly directly forthrightly freely from the hip in truth laid on the line level on the level on the line openly plainly straight straight-out straightforwardly without reserve
Antonyms
WEAK
deviously dishonestly insincerely secretively
ADJECTIVE
sincere
Synonyms
STRONGEST
candid earnest for real forthright genuine heartfelt outspoken real serious true trustworthy
WEAK
24-carat aboveboard actual artless bona fide dead-level dear devout faithful frank guileless honest-to-God honest-to-goodness like it is meant natural no-fooling no-nonsense on the level on the line on the up and up open plain pretensionless regular righteous saintly square sure-enough true-blue unaffected undesigning undissembled unfeigned unpretentious up-front wholehearted
Antonyms
STRONGEST
counterfeit deceitful devious dishonest false flippant insincere invalid untrustworthy
WEAK
tricky

Example Sentences

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Verily he speaks the truth, with the scores dead level on 8½ apiece.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2015

Who wouldn't want to move there from grimy old Shepherd's Bush, especially now the Economist Intelligence Unit rates Manchester and London dead level for liveability?

From The Guardian • Feb. 27, 2011

Meanwhile Narnia flick Voyage of the Dawn Treader is cruising along steadily with takings up by 30% on the Christmas weekend and dead level with grosses from the 17-19 December weekend.

From The Guardian • Jan. 5, 2011

They would reduce our people to a dead level.

From Time Magazine Archive

It is a fatal mistake to seek to reduce every one and every thing to a dead level.

From The Assembly of God Miscellaneous Writings of C. H. Mackintosh, volume III by Mackintosh, C. (Charles) H. (Henry)