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flatten

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of flatten

1 to make free from breaks, curves, or bumps

flattened out the wrinkled paper before attempting to trace the pattern

Synonyms of flatten

even, level, plane, smooth, smoothen

Words Related to flatten

clip, crop, pare, prune, shave, trim

lay, press, spread

card, comb, rake

Near Antonyms of flatten

coarsen, rumple, wrinkle

Antonyms of flatten

2 to defeat by a large margin

if you don't understand the rules, you're going to get flattened when you try to play

Synonyms of flatten

annihilate, blow away, bomb, bury, clobber, cream, drub, dust, paste, rout, shellac, skin, skunk, smoke [slang], smother, snow under, thrash, trim, tromp, trounce, wallop, wax [slang], whip, whomp, whop (or whap), whup

Words Related to flatten

beat, best, conquer, dispatch, hurdle, lick, master, overbear, overcome, overmatch, prevail (over), subdue, surmount, take, throw, triumph (over), win (against), worst

crush, knock off, knock over, overpower, overthrow, overwhelm, subjugate, upend, vanquish

ace (out), better, eclipse, exceed, outdistance, outdo, outfight, outshine, outstrip, overtop, surpass, top, transcend

edge (out), nose out, pip [British]

cap, excel, flourish, score, succeed

break, destroy, do in, finish, sink, slaughter

Phrases Synonymous with flatten

beat the pants off, eat alive, run circles around (or run rings around), wipe the floor with (or wipe the ground with)

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