Synonyms of flattened

flattened 1 of 2

adjective

as in rounded

Related Words

• rounded
• flat
• level
• smooth
• even
• blunt
• dullish
• blunted
• dulled
• obtuse
• dull

Dissimilar Words

• ground
• edged
• pointed
• sharp
• sharpened
• cutting
• jagged
• honed
• keen
• spiked
• edgy
• spiky
• spiny
• needlelike
• prickly
• scratching
• whetted
• piercing
• spikelike
• lacerating
• stabbing
• jabbing
• ultrasharp

flattened

2 of 2

verb

past tense of flatten

1

as in smoothed

to make free from breaks, curves, or bumps

flattened out the wrinkled paper before attempting to trace the pattern

Synonyms & Similar Words

• smoothed
• shaved
• raked
• trimmed
• planed
• leveled
• clipped
• smoothened
• laid
• cropped
• evened
• pruned
• combed
• pared
• pressed
• spread
• surfaced
• carded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• roughened
• roughed
• wrinkled
• bent
• pitted
• dented
• rumpled
• coarsened
• kinked

2

as in whipped

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

• whipped
• bombed
• buried
• trimmed
• pasted
• clobbered
• overcame
• smothered
• upset
• annihilated
• thrashed
• threw
• dusted
• routed
• skinned
• creamed
• topped
• shellacked
• overwhelmed
• mastered
• trounced
• smoked
• walloped
• waxed
• destroyed
• beat
• blew away
• swept
• snowed under
• tromped
• took
• whomped
• crushed
• scored
• conquered
• succeeded
• whupped
• whopped
• surpassed
• drubbed
• capped
• ate alive
• exceeded
• dispatched
• licked
• skunked
• beat the pants off
• subdued
• wiped the floor with
• surmounted
• upended
• finished
• vanquished
• slaughtered
• ran circles around
• overpowered
• eclipsed
• subjugated
• prevailed (over)
• worsted
• won (against)
• overmatched
• triumphed (over)
• bested
• transcended
• outstripped
• knocked over
• flourished
• overthrew
• hurdled
• outdistanced
• bettered
• overtopped
• aced (out)
• excelled
• knocked off
• outdid
• outshone
• sank
• edged (out)
• broke
• outfought
• pipped
• nosed out
• overbore
• did in

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of flattened

Adjective

Quickly pinch butter into flour mixture to create flattened pieces. — Carla Hall, Southern Living, 19 Nov. 2025

The company’s smaller sized safes, which begin at $1,350 per year and are the size of a semi-flattened shoebox, are all currently occupied. — Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025

This garden party designer dollset comes with a poseable Barbie doll that stands on a base, a pre-flattened Play-Doh sheet that looks like fabric with fun designs and three extra cans of colorful Play-Doh for endless outfits. — Nora Colomer May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2024

Verb

Innovations in camera technology have made oners increasingly feasible, and there’s a risk of them getting flattened out, into just being generic action beats. — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026

Like a hiding fox squirrel, Kontras flattened himself against the trunk of the pine, moving only his head enough to peek glances at the grazing whitetail. — Jeff Murray, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2026

Sauté the chicken for 12 to 15 minutes, or 6 to 8 minutes if it is flattened. — Sheena Chihak, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Aug. 2026

Suharyanto, who like many Indonesians uses a single name, said the quake flattened at least 157 houses and damaged nearly 200 more, forcing about 2,000 villagers to abandon their homes and move to temporary shelters. — Yacob Herin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026

Suharyanto, who, like many Indonesians, uses a single name, said the quake flattened at least 157 houses and damaged nearly 200 more, forcing about 2,000 villagers to abandon their homes and move to temporary shelters. — CBS News, 15 Aug. 2026

The common thread is control, texture, and slowness, all qualities Gen Z associates with a world that existed before smartphones, gig work, and platform algorithms flattened daily life into something frictionless and disorienting. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026

Growth has flattened, margins are under pressure, customers are disengaging or the company is missing opportunities it should be positioned to win. — Basant Singh, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Did Penelope, Helen of Troy, Athena, Calypso, and the rest of the Greek gals and goddesses deserve to be more epic than the attractive but flattened handmaidens even IMAX couldn’t enhance? — Lisa Henricksson, Air Mail, 8 Aug. 2026