levelheaded

adjective

lev·​el·​head·​ed ˌle-vəl-ˈhe-dəd 

: having or showing sound judgment : sensible

levelheadedness noun

Synonyms

• commonsense
• commonsensible
• commonsensical
• firm
• good
• hard
• informed
• just
• justified
• logical
• rational
• reasonable
• reasoned
• sensible
• sober
• solid
• valid
• well-founded

Examples of levelheaded in a Sentence

She is levelheaded about her chances for success as an actress.

a levelheaded assessment of the problem

Recent Examples on the Web

Apparently, Jabari’s last teacher wasn’t so levelheaded and ended up swinging on Darnell. —Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024

His account of the country's political dynamics before, during, and after this period is exhaustively researched, levelheaded, and persuasive. —Jonah Blank, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2011

Amid this quagmire, the journalist Paige McClanahan’s book, The New Tourist, is a levelheaded defense of tourism that proposes a genuinely helpful framework for thinking about our own voyages. —Chelsea Leu, The Atlantic, 30 June 2024

Martinez has been a levelheaded voice in the clubhouse during trying times, bringing some of the veteran leadership the Mets hoped for. —Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 18 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1879, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

levelheaded

adjective

lev·​el·​head·​ed ˌlev-əl-ˈhed-əd 

: having or showing good judgment : sensible

levelheadedness noun