as in logical
based on sound reasoning or information
I've always appreciated my father's levelheaded advice
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Recent Examples of levelheaded
This makes the usually levelheaded Venita’s behavior make way more sense.
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
Oscar Nuñez, who played levelheaded accountant Oscar Martínez on the American version of The Office, will appear in Peacock's follow-up series to the classic workplace comedy, Entertainment Weekly has learned.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 28 Feb. 2025
But LaVine attacked this season with vigor, reshaping himself into a levelheaded leader and efficient scorer who earned quiet praise around the league.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
The first spot, which bowed last week, features SportsCenter anchor Elle Duncan as a levelheaded wedding crasher.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 31 Jan. 2025
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
Oscar Nuñez, who played levelheaded accountant Oscar Martínez on the American version of The Office, will appear in Peacock's follow-up series to the classic workplace comedy, Entertainment Weekly has learned.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 28 Feb. 2025
But LaVine attacked this season with vigor, reshaping himself into a levelheaded leader and efficient scorer who earned quiet praise around the league.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
The first spot, which bowed last week, features SportsCenter anchor Elle Duncan as a levelheaded wedding crasher.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for levelheaded
Adjective
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Those seemingly chaotic kids are on their way to more obviously logical behavior soon.—
Celeste Kidd,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
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Things had crumbled enough that Sasaki emerged as a logical option.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The commission tabled the item to provide more time for Experience Fayetteville staff to evaluate the worth of the property, the house's annual expenses, a reasonable market-rate rent range and the total cost of repairs to the property paid for by Experience Fayetteville.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Sep. 2025
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The federal law requires employers to make reasonable accommodations for workers with disabilities unless doing so would cause undue hardship.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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For Garner, footy is a bridge between the naturally martial instincts of men and the peace upon which rational civilization depends.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
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This conception of the self animates rational choice theory in the social sciences, with its reliance on the model of the utility-maximizing subject.—
Sophia Rosenfeld
September 26,
Literary Hub,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Over the course of nine films that span more than 50 years, not once does horror film icon Leatherface take sensible chainsaw safety precautions.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
2 Oct. 2025
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To kick off your collection, here’s what The Athletic feel are the most sensible and eye-catching Yamal rookie cards to collect.—
Andrew Mackie,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Kerzka and the others did their best to comfort them, to bandage small wounds; the most critically injured were already at the hospital.—
Georgea Kovanis,
Freep.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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But in one of his best performances in an Arsenal shirt so far, Zubimendi quickly went about making a difference.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The individual permit, which requires a $25 fee per shipment, is valid for a range of dates authorized once issued.—
Lillian Metzmeier,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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Messages > Send & Receive and tap your valid phone number to activate iMessage.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Levelheaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/levelheaded. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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