FLATTEN Synonyms: 115 Similar and Opposite Words

flatten

verb

ˈfla-tᵊn

Definition of flatten next

as in to smooth

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 to bury

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 flatten These two cases have catalyzed a necessary national conversation, but that conversation must not flatten the racial dimensions of this crisis. —

Earl Smith, Time, 5 May 2026 In failing to meaningfully contend with its context, the show veers dangerously close to repeating the mistakes of notorious exhibitions that flatten non-Western artworks into objects meant to be gazed upon. —

Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 4 May 2026 That expansive vision is meant to reinvigorate a centrist movement whose membership has flattened while Orthodoxy and Reform, denominations to its right and left, have been growing. —

Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 4 May 2026 Early diagnoses make a significant difference in flattening the curve of Parkinson’s debilitating symptoms, as DTaC cofounder Derek Torry explained to us onsite. —

Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 1 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for flatten

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The complementary conditioner dials up the moisture with shea butter, murumuru butter, and amino acids to smooth and strengthen—leaving hair soft, bouncy, and ready for styling.

— Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 28 Apr. 2026
Its benefits span from firming and lift to smoothing texture and tone.

— Audrey Noble, Vogue, 28 Apr. 2026