Synonyms of flatten

flatten

verb

ˈfla-tᵊn 

1

as in to smooth

to make free from breaks, curves, or bumps

flattened out the wrinkled paper before attempting to trace the pattern

Synonyms & Similar Words

• smooth
• shave
• rake
• plane
• trim
• even
• smoothen
• lay
• level
• prune
• pare
• spread
• clip
• comb
• crop
• press
• surface
• card

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rough
• roughen
• wrinkle
• bend
• coarsen
• kink
• pit
• dent
• rumple

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bury
• overcome
• throw
• whip
• bomb
• annihilate
• smother
• upset
• trim
• overwhelm
• paste
• beat
• take
• rout
• destroy
• top
• blow away
• skin
• dust
• master
• cream
• thrash
• clobber
• smoke
• wax
• trounce
• conquer
• sweep
• exceed
• surpass
• crush
• succeed
• whup
• snow under
• whop
• eat alive
• subdue
• drub
• wallop
• whomp
• score
• worst
• better
• beat the pants off
• shellac
• lick
• tromp
• subjugate
• best
• wipe the floor with
• run circles around
• dispatch
• surmount
• cap
• overpower
• prevail (over)
• vanquish
• win (against)
• overthrow
• finish
• skunk
• triumph (over)
• transcend
• slaughter
• upend
• outstrip
• outdo
• excel
• outshine
• flourish
• hurdle
• outdistance
• overtop
• knock over
• overbear
• eclipse
• ace (out)
• break
• edge (out)
• overmatch
• sink
• knock off
• pip
• outfight
• nose out
• do in

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of flatten

But the necessity of paring down such a massive event has the effect of flattening the very elements that ought to give it its texture and heft — namely, the people involved. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026

The singer’s fourth album inhabits a balmy medium zone of relentlessly moderate tempos and subdued vocals, where even brief moments of intriguing tension and fuzz get flattened into homogeneity. — Mitch Therieau, Pitchfork, 30 July 2026

Samsung credits a dual-layer structure called Flex Titanium for flattening the display and turning what was once a glaring trench into a subtle seam. — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 29 July 2026

In the summer of 2015, NVS broke below the 40-week moving average, which flattened and eventually became resistance. — Assiatou Hann, CNBC, 29 July 2026