LEVELED Synonyms: 162 Similar and Opposite Words

leveled

verb

variants or levelled

Definition of leveled next

past tense of level

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

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disequilibrated

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

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as in aimed

to point or turn (something) toward a target or goal the marksman leveled his gun at the target and fired

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as in dropped

to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall the boxer leveled his opponent with a single blow

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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

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Recent Examples of leveled Ion has been squatting in the basement of an apartment building, which is set to be levelled to make way for a luxury hotel called the Kontinental Boutique. —

Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026 The statement adds that the pilots saw the helicopter, received a traffic alert and leveled the aircraft. —

Sarah Ploss, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026 Kern recently founded the Hoosier Enquirer, an independent news website that has leveled unsubstantiated allegations of election fraud against Sweeney Bell. —

Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 26 Mar. 2026 The rise of clipping, says Schwartz, has leveled the promotional playing field as the record business is in the midst of a larger post-streaming transformation. —

Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026 The charges previously leveled against King are set to go to trial in May. —

Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2026 Both have reportedly leveled allegations. —

Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026 Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas on Tuesday pressed for city officials to have more say over how money is spent on homelessness prevention programs after The Star reported on a pair of allegations leveled against a local nonprofit leader tied to a federal criminal probe. —

Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2026 The now-notorious Gosselin family of Jon & Kate Plus 8 was secular to the point of the titular couple divorcing, and multiple Gosselin children have since leveled horrific allegations of abuse against their mother. —

Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026

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In the latter category was presenter Jimmy Kimmel, who, in an act of exaggeration that would be Swiftian if intentional, equated the free speech policies of North Korea with those of, um, CBS.

— Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
For years, the FedRAMP process has been equated with actual security, Sager said.

— Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 18 Mar. 2026