Synonyms of leveled

leveled

verb

variants or levelled

past tense of level

1

as in equated

to make equal in amount, degree, or status

we'll give both teams the same equipment so as to level the playing field

Synonyms & Similar Words

• equated
• balanced
• adjusted
• equalized
• compensated
• accommodated
• evened
• normalized
• standardized
• equilibrated
• fitted
• counterbalanced
• homogenized
• equipoised
• regularized
• democratized

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disequilibrated

2

as in smoothed

to make free from breaks, curves, or bumps

the construction workers leveled the ground before laying a foundation for the new house

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

3

as in aimed

to point or turn (something) toward a target or goal

the marksman leveled his gun at the target and fired

Synonyms & Similar Words

• aimed
• directed
• headed
• set
• trained
• cast
• held
• bent
• focused
• pinpointed
• faced
• steered
• concentrated
• bore
• sighted
• oriented
• inclined

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deflected
• curved
• diverted
• averted
• shunted
• sidetracked
• detoured
• rechanneled

4

as in dropped

to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall

the boxer leveled his opponent with a single blow

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dropped
• downed
• toppled
• hit
• slammed
• felled
• floored
• smacked
• pounded
• slapped
• punched
• prostrated
• banged
• knocked over
• mowed (down)
• knocked down
• bowled (down or over)
• thumped
• poked
• whacked
• jabbed
• knocked out
• overthrew
• bashed
• pasted
• swiped
• threw down
• socked
• hammered
• smote
• slugged
• swatted
• clobbered
• walloped
• bludgeoned
• kayoed
• slogged
• belted
• thwacked
• KO'd
• whaled

5

as in demolished

to destroy (as a building) completely by knocking down or breaking to pieces

an old warehouse that was leveled to build a parking lot

Synonyms & Similar Words

• demolished
• razed
• destroyed
• tore down
• pulled down
• flattened
• obliterated
• unbuilt
• overturned
• finished
• decimated
• eradicated
• dynamited
• pulverized
• wrecked
• ruined
• ravaged
• smashed
• abolished
• totaled
• wiped out
• dissolved
• annihilated
• devoured
• blew up
• scourged
• devastated
• extirpated
• wasted
• crushed
• dashed
• did in
• cracked up
• unmade

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• built
• constructed
• raised
• erected
• restored
• put up
• renewed
• created
• made
• formed
• rebuilt
• manufactured
• shaped
• fabricated
• forged
• renovated
• fashioned

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of leveled

Late in the second quarter, as the Giants were driving, Dart was leveled by Vikings safety Jay Ward. — Charlotte Carroll, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026

More than 12,000 homes have been destroyed and over 100 buildings have been leveled. — Uriel Blanco, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026

San Luis leveled it in the seventh minute of second-half stoppage time after Orlando missed a chance to score on an open net at the other end. — Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026

Patchway Studios, the UK studio facility that supported Season 2 of Disney’s Rivals and Netflix hit A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder, is attempting to fend off a closure threat leveled by one of its own investors. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026

All of this seemingly boiled over this weekend when Cunningham was leveled by Chicago Sky forward DiJonai Carrington. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Their house is fine, Wilson said, despite flames that leveled an entire cul-de-sac just two blocks away, leaving only chimneys standing in some cases. — ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

The Gruccis were spending Thanksgiving weekend of 1983 making final preparations for Christmas and New Year’s Eve shows when an explosion levelled their factory in Bellport. — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick also leveled criticism at Wasserman Schultz, who lives in Weston. — Joan Murray, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026