Synonyms of flattens

flattens

verb

present tense third-person singular of flatten

1

as in smooths

to make free from breaks, curves, or bumps

flattened out the wrinkled paper before attempting to trace the pattern

Synonyms & Similar Words

• smooths
• shaves
• planes
• rakes
• evens
• smoothens
• trims
• levels
• lays
• crops
• clips
• spreads
• prunes
• pares
• combs
• presses
• surfaces
• cards

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• roughens
• coarsens
• roughs
• bends
• wrinkles
• pits
• rumples
• dents
• kinks

2

as in overcomes

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

• overcomes
• buries
• annihilates
• smothers
• throws
• overwhelms
• upsets
• clobbers
• whips
• bombs
• thrashes
• takes
• tops
• wallops
• beats
• dusts
• routs
• destroys
• blows away
• trims
• trounces
• sweeps
• pastes
• smokes
• surpasses
• masters
• exceeds
• conquers
• succeeds
• waxes
• subdues
• scores
• skins
• whomps
• creams
• tromps
• drubs
• crushes
• eats alive
• whups
• whops
• surmounts
• overpowers
• beats the pants off
• upends
• snows under
• transcends
• subjugates
• vanquishes
• dispatches
• wipes the floor with
• shellacs
• runs circles around
• caps
• excels
• licks
• prevails (over)
• outstrips
• outdoes
• outshines
• overthrows
• wins (against)
• slaughters
• triumphs (over)
• finishes
• bests
• outdistances
• eclipses
• skunks
• overbears
• overtops
• hurdles
• flourishes
• knocks over
• breaks
• sinks
• knocks off
• betters
• edges (out)
• noses out
• overmatches
• worsts
• aces (out)
• does in
• pips
• outfights

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of flattens

Here, cotton proteins rebuild strength from the inside out and make hair less porous, while hazelnut oil and shea butter add back the lipids that damage strips away, all without the heaviness that flattens finer strands. — Valeriya Chupinina, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2026

The game also fleshes out unspoken implications and flattens rough edges. — James Perkins Mastromarino, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026

Christmas fern’s glossy, evergreen foliage flattens slightly in winter until fuzzy fiddleheads emerge in the spring. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2026

Chronic stress flattens that pattern, and consistent exercise helps restore it. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026

The girls do their solos, and Ericka flattens Paulina like a tractor mowing down a patch of dandelions. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2026

The balanced solvent treatment reshapes and flattens the top layer, while the chloride addition forces the bromide and iodide components to crystallize at the same time. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026

Apart from the opening show at Cardiff, the edit from George Cragg and Martina Zamolo largely flattens the footage out into homogeneous numbers that capture both the artists’ performance and the audience’s reaction. — Marshall Shaffer, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026

On the question of whether snapping a selfie flattens the experience, Loyer has never thought so. — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026