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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

The Hangover Part II was dead level with the previous weekend, and even Transformers: Dark of the Moon only fell 27% from its monster opening.

From The Guardian • Jul. 12, 2011

Millreef and TheVic contrived to finish dead level after Friday's three races, despite starting the day on different totals and each finding a different winner.

From The Guardian • Apr. 19, 2010

Congressman Vinson, who has always tried to do his level best for Franklin Roosevelt, drawled: "We have done our dead level best to ... be helpful to business recovery."

From Time Magazine Archive

"I found a wild bee gum down thar," he went on in a dead, level tone.

From The Code of the Mountains by Buck, Charles Neville