Synonyms of leveling

leveling

verb

variants or levelling

present participle of level

1

as in balancing

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

• balancing
• equating
• adjusting
• equalizing
• compensating
• evening
• accommodating
• standardizing
• equilibrating
• normalizing
• counterbalancing
• fitting
• homogenizing
• democratizing
• equipoising
• regularizing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disequilibrating

2

as in smoothing

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

• smoothing
• flattening
• shaving
• planing
• raking
• trimming
• evening
• smoothening
• laying
• clipping
• paring
• combing
• cropping
• pruning
• spreading
• pressing
• carding
• surfacing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• roughing
• roughening
• bending
• wrinkling
• pitting
• denting
• coarsening
• rumpling
• kinking

3

as in aiming

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

the marksman leveled his gun at the target and fired

Synonyms & Similar Words

• aiming
• casting
• setting
• bending
• directing
• heading
• training
• holding
• focusing
• pinpointing
• steering
• facing
• concentrating
• orienting
• sighting
• inclining
• bearing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• curving
• deflecting
• diverting
• shunting
• averting
• sidetracking
• rechanneling
• detouring

4

as in dropping

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

the boxer leveled his opponent with a single blow

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dropping
• downing
• hitting
• toppling
• flooring
• smacking
• slamming
• slapping
• punching
• pounding
• felling
• bowling (down or over)
• mowing (down)
• prostrating
• banging
• knocking down
• knocking over
• overthrowing
• poking
• whacking
• thumping
• knocking out
• jabbing
• swiping
• bashing
• hammering
• smiting
• pasting
• slugging
• kayoing
• throwing down
• socking
• bludgeoning
• clobbering
• slogging
• KO'ing
• belting
• swatting
• walloping
• whaling
• thwacking

5

as in demolishing

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

• demolishing
• razing
• tearing down
• destroying
• pulling down
• unbuilding
• dynamiting
• flattening
• finishing
• overturning
• eradicating
• wrecking
• abolishing
• obliterating
• ruining
• pulverizing
• wasting
• decimating
• smashing
• ravaging
• extirpating
• wiping out
• dissolving
• annihilating
• devastating
• totaling
• blowing up
• devouring
• crushing
• unmaking
• doing in
• scourging
• dashing
• cracking up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• building
• constructing
• raising
• erecting
• restoring
• rebuilding
• creating
• making
• forming
• renewing
• shaping
• manufacturing
• putting up
• forging
• renovating
• fabricating
• fashioning

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of leveling

But the impact of a potential salary cap would go far beyond just leveling the sport’s playing field. — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 29 July 2026

The power of personal storytelling Peters of Fashion Minority Report believes in the transformative power of AI in leveling the playing field for underserved or neurodivergent individuals. — Cami Fateh, Vogue, 22 July 2026

Germany shifted to more wide play after the break, with Kai Havertz levelling things up, but Paraguay held firm with their pragmatic approach for over an hour to force penalties, even surviving a Jonathan Tah disallowed goal. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 11 July 2026

During the offseason, Bogenpohl focused on leveling his swing to better match the plane of incoming pitches and keeping the barrel in the strike zone longer. — Latif Love july 10, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026

That ability moves toward leveling the playing field between businesses of different sizes, increases efficiency for all firms and supercharges competition to the benefit of consumers. — Jessica Melugin, Sun Sentinel, 25 June 2026

That reality doesn’t stop the politicians from levelling the accusation, though. — David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

The roughly 180-foot-wide meteor’s explosion above a remote region of Russia released the energy equivalent of three to 50 megatons of TNT while leveling about 830 square miles of Siberian forest. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 24 June 2026

Longtime English Premier League player Riyad Mahrez served in a beautiful in-swinger from the near corner that connected with the head of Benbouali, leveling the score 1-1. — Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 23 June 2026