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
Comments Despite spending time in Arkham Asylum, Joker: Folie à Deux's Harley Quinn has a very levelheaded response to the criticism plaguing the film.
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Shania Russell, EW.com, 28 Jan. 2025
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
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Shania Russell, EW.com, 28 Jan. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for levelheaded
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There are logical, though debatable, arguments that the settlement paying male athletes more in damages and permitting colleges to pay male athletes more going forward is problematic under Title IX.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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When fans are incorrectly being told how much worse the game is today versus the 1990s and 2000s … that doesn’t seem to be a logical way of boosting viewership.—
Shane Young,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Ars wrote more about why this is a reasonable path forward last September.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
9 Apr. 2025
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Ovechkin’s 52 in a high-scoring 2005-06 season feels like a reasonable benchmark for modern snipers, and even that’s tough.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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Forbes is protected by reCAPTCHA, and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Estate planning allows people to make rational decisions about their assets, free from the iron grip of bloodline expectations.—
Ashley Case,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Financial behaviors like spending and saving are not solely based on rational decisions.—
Brian Lasher,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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Wear sensible shoes to explore Kathleen Ferguson’s urban flower farm built on a slope.—
Jeanette Marantos,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2025
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This seemed entirely sensible at this strange, disconnected time.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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On the bright side, healthy lifestyle choices, such as a good diet and regular exercise, offer even greater heart health protection for women.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
Health,
2 Apr. 2025
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God bless iconic events for granting my fourth (and perhaps best) film a religious re-release!—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
1 Apr. 2025
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A lot of people want to talk gun control, which is a very valid debate.—
Jenelle Riley,
Variety,
4 Apr. 2025
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Only tickets originally purchased to games Saturday and Sunday will be valid for this weekend’s games.—
Matt Jones,
Arkansas Online,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Levelheaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/levelheaded. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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