FLATTENED Synonyms: 153 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in rounded

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verb

past tense of flatten

as in smoothed

to make free from breaks, curves, or bumps flattened out the wrinkled paper before attempting to trace the pattern

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as in whipped

to defeat by a large margin if you don't understand the rules, you're going to get flattened when you try to play

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Recent Examples of flattened

Adjective

Quickly pinch butter into flour mixture to create flattened pieces. — Carla Hall, Southern Living, 19 Nov. 2025 The company’s smaller sized safes, which begin at $1,350 per year and are the size of a semi-flattened shoebox, are all currently occupied. — Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025 This garden party designer dollset comes with a poseable Barbie doll that stands on a base, a pre-flattened Play-Doh sheet that looks like fabric with fun designs and three extra cans of colorful Play-Doh for endless outfits. — Nora Colomer May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2024

Verb

Instead, the adoption curve has been flattened thanks to products like Muse from Meta and OpenAI’s Dots. — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2026 Here, his clumsy, winky, affected, and self-undercutting direction can’t even work the charming Jenna Ortega to a great performance, as her Klara is flattened into a bundle of manic pixie mannerisms both physical and verbal. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 Oct. 2026 That flattened front-end design is lifted loosely from the GT1 Le Mans racer, while the back half has tinges of the 959. — Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 15 Oct. 2026 The brush was flattened and rivulets of water ran back toward the sound, which was now miraculously some 100 yards away down a sloping bank. — Gerald R. Hunter, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026 The storm flattened a boathouse in Destin and ripped away part of the facade of a high-rise in Panama City Beach. — Emilie Megnien, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026 Fruits of the plant are flattened pods that are green and soft when young but papery, dry, and brown when mature. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026 Maybe that’s the point — the film seeks to interrogate Mark’s narcissism — but every interaction feels like it’s been flattened into a series of predictable accusations instead of something that might provoke surprise or reflection. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026 Raed Khozeiq's coastal neighborhood in Tel al-Hawa was largely flattened. — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for flattened

Adjective

Where the Fitbit Charge 6’s display felt boxy, the Edge is fully rounded, giving it a softer vibe.

— Victoria Song, The Verge, 26 Oct. 2026
With a softly rounded outline and romantic facets, the cut evokes the era of craftsmanship that determined a diamond’s brilliance.

— Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of rounded

Verb

Have you ever been locked out of an account while using a VPN, or found a solution that smoothed things out?

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Facilities that once smoothed a few weeks of timing now sometimes carry a portfolio for months, occasionally across an entire fundraising cycle.

— Peter Doyle, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of smoothed

Verb

Brown became the leader of the House Trade Working Group, a caucus of Democratic representatives opposed to free-trade agreements who whipped votes on those deals.

— Dan Kaufman, New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2026
Fire crews scrambled late Saturday as fierce winds whipped flames beyond Canadian Forces Base Wainwright and into the surrounding rural area.

— Rob Gillies, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of whipped

Adjective

While older generations may interpret limited eye contact, a flat expression or a pause before responding as rude, lazy or unprofessional, that might not be a younger person’s intent at all, Leahy said.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Strip it out and the underlying growth picture is even flatter than the headline suggests.

— Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of flat

Verb

In an interview with Inside Edition on Tuesday, store owner Adam Rubin said that his store has been review-bombed since Clarkson took to social media and named the store, and employees and surrounding businesses have been harassed.

— Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
The Houthis bombed the corporate HQ of Saudi Aramco in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday, officials said.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of bombed

Adjective

The multi-level hillside property is accessible via two separate street entrances, one in the front and the other by the rear two-car garage.

— Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2026
With multiple functions, the shafts drew fresh air down into the multi-level complexes, and also continued below the lowest floor, reaching groundwater and serving as deep wells.

— Maya Chawla, Architectural Digest, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of level

Verb

But many of us have buried our beloved pets in our yards beneath new trees as an alternative to cremation.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026
The synth melody is poignant through the buds, but the upper vocal harmony and some of the upper-register atmospheric instruments are slightly buried.

— Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of buried

Adjective

And unlike the typical wire whisk, the smooth plastic attachments are incredibly easy to clean.

— Editors of Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026
Despite the smoother operations reported in Miami-Dade, Scott advised Broward County voters not to take chances with the postal system.

— Joan Murray, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

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