FLATTEN Synonyms: 115 Similar and Opposite Words

flatten

verb

ˈfla-tᵊn

Definition of flatten

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 But the DuneRover also proved very capable, with enough torque to flatten hills even when carrying over 200 pounds of gear. — Thomas Ricker, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2026 Through 2026, one in five organizations is expected to flatten their org charts with the help of AI, cutting more than half of existing middle management roles, according to an October 2024 Gartner report. — Sarah Jackson, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026 Lighting director Frédéric Dorieux has said that the team aims for light that is soft, even, and full without flattening the face. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2026 The findings land as companies continue to flatten their organizations. — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for flatten

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To smooth checkout, big brands are adding real-time shipping calculations directly into the shopping process.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
Wireless, shaping and smoothing bra styles and underwear packs are also available.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of smooth

Verb

The Super-Kamiokande experiment, an enormous 110 million-pound (50-kiloton) vessel of ultrapure water buried under a mountain in Japan, discovered in 1998 that neutrinos produced in the atmosphere were oscillating.

— Doug Cowen, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026
The infrastructure is buried underground, already doing its work for the citizens.

— Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of bury

Verb

These sessions have helped Ellis develop a better understanding of the challenges others have overcome.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
The three-time AL MVP played just seven games after May 31 because of a fractured rib and the leg injury, an absence the team couldn't overcome.

— CBS News, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of overcome

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The people-watching can be just as good as the art, as creative types from around the city come here to find inspiration—especially during the summer months, when the museum throws its popular experimental music parties called Warm Up.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026
As Earth faces an overwhelming alien threat, these young aviators are thrown into relentless combat that tests their loyalty, courage and faith in one another.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of throw

Verb

Accordingly, Trump’s public deliberations about who to invade and who to annihilate were themselves crimes, committed in full view of thousands of diplomats and heads of state.

— Anjali Dayal, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026
About 66 million years ago, the Chicxulub asteroid smashed into Earth, kicking up tsunamis and dropping hot debris that annihilated non-avian dinosaurs and many other species.

— Elizabeth Rayne, ArsTechnica, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of annihilate

Verb

My opponent should be condemning political violence, not whipping it up.

— Dan Raby, CBS News, 5 Oct. 2026
In whipping rain and wind in New Jersey, the New York Giants held on for a 12-7 win in their first game since quarterback Jaxson Dart suffered a season-ending knee injury.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of whip

Verb

Top with reserved hazelnuts and press in gently to adhere (surface will be smothered with nuts).

— Tanya Bush, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Oct. 2026
Its wind patterns smothered almost any wisp of a storm from strengthening in the Atlantic, while boosting what will soon be record high levels in the Pacific, Klotzbach said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of smother

Verb

Early that morning, an Argentinean naval tug had been bombed by the British, destroying its communications systems.

— Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Patinkin is the latest star to voice his support for Digger after the film was savaged by many critics and bombed at the box office.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026

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