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

The new decree is similar to a January 2025 order that leveled many of the same accusations and directed federal agencies to override state water rules, ease environmental waivers and speed water deliveries to fire agencies. —David Wilson, Daily News, 27 Jan. 2026

The same trend can be levelled at this year’s goals-per-game rate, with a downward trend over the past couple of seasons. —Mark Carey, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026

Rooting for the Patriots to stop the Seahawks is like rooting for Godzilla to stop King Kong — either way, Tokyo gets leveled. —Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2026

Chief Justice John Roberts questioned the gravity of the charges Trump has leveled against Cook, which other justices pointed out have yet to be tested in any legal setting. —Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026

Harry’s lawsuit against ANL is the final case in a string of legal proceedings leveled against the British tabloid press. —Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 20 Jan. 2026

Sources familiar with the matter told the Washington Post that the two are being investigated under a federal statute on conspiracy to impede a federal investigation, the same charge leveled against protesters who have tried to impede ICE operations. —Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 17 Jan. 2026

The other five Democrats have leveled similar criticisms. —Joe Walsh, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026

Merrillville Town attorney Joe Svetanoff leveled the news after residents expressed their concern one will be put in Merrillville during the Town Council meeting Tuesday night. —Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026