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 This includes legal threats that Theranos’ lawyers leveled against him as well as against two of his sources, Tyler Shultz and Erika Cheung. — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026 Since then, Qatar has been frustrated by allegations leveled by Israeli political leaders that its payments to Gaza had helped finance the deadliest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust. — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 Oct. 2026 Prosecutors leveled new allegations during a bail hearing Friday, accusing the couple of almost never allowing the children outside and claiming that Zhang previously fled the country to avoid an abuse allegation. — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026 But in hindsight, now that Sarandos has leveled the ax on Bajaria after 10 years, is a lunch ever really just a meal? — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026 The city awoke two days later to find almost 18,000 buildings destroyed, much of the city leveled, 90,000 people homeless and 300-some people dead. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026 And Hurricane Michael leveled homes and buildings near Panama City, Florida, in 2018. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026 Some might not value the kinds of criticisms leveled by attorneys, while others are more interested in trying to discern a judge’s bias or political leanings. — Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2026 His lawyers denied the allegations leveled against him, according to the outlet. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 3 Oct. 2026

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Blackwell equated Robinson’s impact to that of Sidney Poitier, Thurgood Marshall and Jackie Robinson.

— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
The character is a type-A perfect student who never has a single hair out of place — a way of being that Gerber has stepped into after years in the fashion industry where perfection is often equated with sublime beauty.

— Michel Ghanem, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026

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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

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Without the marketing budgets of Apple or Samsung, Nothing is spending on smaller, local projects aimed at its core customers.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
Hundreds also turned out for a No Kings protest in Boise Saturday, one of 3,000 such events nationwide aimed at mobilizing early voters.

— Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 19 Oct. 2026

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New Jersey won its second straight to improve to 6-4-0, while the Ducks dropped their fifth in a row to fall to 4-6-0.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
California’s homicide rate dropped to its lowest-ever level on record in 2025, as the number of violent crimes and homicides has dropped in recent decades, both statewide and nationally.

— Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of dropped

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The crisis capped a week of severe weather in which rain swamped dozens of homes in Utah and tornadoes blew off roofs, knocked trees onto houses and downed power lines in Arizona.

— MEAD GRUVER, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
Even so, the government abruptly downed hundreds of trees on the course with little warning earlier this month, which critics worry was a pretext for beginning renovations.

— Rachel Treisman, NPR, 23 Oct. 2026

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