LEVERED Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

levered

verb

past tense of lever

as in pried

to raise, move, or pull apart with or as if with a lever the workers used crowbars to lever the heavy stone block into its new position

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Recent Examples of levered Those are excellent businesses to be levered to. —

Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026 The drop was exacerbated by a large number of traders who were highly levered, borrowing money to increase the size of their bets. —

John Towfighi, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025

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Someone pried open the mailbox of a residence in the 18000 block of Vessing Road, causing damage estimated at approximately $1,200.

— Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2026
The officers pried open the panel to free the woman, who was unable to get out of the tank on her own, according to the court records.

— Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026