levelled

VERB

make even

Synonyms

STRONGEST

equalize flatten

STRONG

equate even flush grade lay mow plane press roll smooth smoothen straighten surface

WEAK

even off even out make equal make flat

Antonyms

STRONG

roughen

WEAK

build construct deceive jag lie point away rough up turn

VERB

destroy, demolish

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bulldoze devastate drop equalize fell flatten raze ruin wreck

STRONG

down floor ground mow smooth waste

WEAK

bring down knock down knock over lay low pull down tear down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

build construct create raise

WEAK

deceive jag lie point away rough up turn

VERB

be honest

Synonyms

WEAK

be above-board be frank be on the up and up be open be straight be straightforward be up-front come clean come to terms keep nothing back talk straight tell the truth

Antonyms

WEAK

build construct deceive jag lie point away rough up turn

VERB

aim, direct

Synonyms

STRONG

address beam cast focus incline lay point slant train turn

WEAK

zero in on

Antonyms

STRONG

ignore neglect take

WEAK

build construct deceive jag lie point away rough up

Example Sentences

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On 9 November 2019, four days after Premiership Rugby had docked points and levelled an enormous fine on Saracens, McCall's side ran out away at Gloucester.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

If the series is levelled at 1-1, attention will inevitably turn towards the possibility of a trilogy - a scenario that could keep the WBO title occupied for much of the next year.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Liverpool trailed Arsenal 1-0 in the Cardiff sunshine when Owen levelled with a smartly taken half-volley in the 83rd minute.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

"When mountains are levelled to dig mines, the ecosystem is destroyed. Heat islands form, reducing rainfall and consequently groundwater levels," he explained.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Yes, there it lay, the fruit of all their struggles, levelled to its foundations, the stones they had broken and carried so laboriously scattered all around.

From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell