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

Zumthor’s discussion of creating inner security and safety for me immediately evokes for me the specter of its opposite, the unsafe spaces, the spaces of destruction, the homes flattened in Ukraine, Yemen, Lebanon and Gaza. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026

They have all been flattened, overwritten by the wall of mud and water that claimed everything in its path. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026

By the time Somaliland declared independence in 1991, Hargeisa – as the capital is usually known in English – had been flattened, with at least 70% of the city destroyed. — Mahbub Abdillahi, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Sep. 2026

Damage from both looks flattened out, with trees pointing in the same direction or fanning out from one another. — Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Sep. 2026

Cage flattened Borden with a power bomb through a table in the corner. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

The area where travelers went through border control to enter or leave China has been flattened to a muddy area, according to satellite images. — Niranjan Shrestha, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

Meanwhile, as cars replaced horses, streets had to be widened, and several of the city’s many inconvenient hills were flattened—some houses were demolished, but plenty were simply rolled out of the way. — Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026

How to Keep Pillows Fluffy Longer The best way to keep a pillow fluffy is to prevent it from becoming severely flattened in the first place, and that starts with using a pillow protector and washing it every two weeks. — Colleen Sullivan, Martha Stewart, 22 Aug. 2026