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

But at least on paper, average rents have essentially flattened, not lowered, over the past three years. — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2026

Trade-offs that deserve nuance get flattened into false binaries. — Joy Nissen, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

The marketing industry is a broad church, but decades of cultural shorthand have flattened it into something quite specific. — Miranda Shanahan, Time, 10 July 2026

Information technology — the market's leader for as long as anyone can remember — flattened out four weeks ago and has been weakening over the last three. — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 10 July 2026

Jonas, a program analyst at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, was on the job for five days before Hurricane Harvey flattened homes along the Texas coast in 2017. — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 3 July 2026

But all that use can take a toll on your couch cushions, leaving favorite spots flattened while other sections remain plush and supportive. — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 3 July 2026

These sprawling facilities devour an enormous amount of power, require heaps of water to keep cool, and generate tons of noise, on top of being an eyesore that requires hundreds of acres of land be flattened. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 2 July 2026

Entire neighborhoods in areas such as La Guaira and Caracas have been flattened, with more than hundreds of buildings damaged or destroyed in preliminary satellite assessments. — Verónica Egui Brito july 1, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026