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
• adjusting
• equalizing
• compensating
• evening
• equating
• accommodating
• standardizing
• normalizing
• equilibrating
• 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
• raking
• planing
• shaving
• evening
• trimming
• smoothening
• laying
• clipping
• paring
• cropping
• pruning
• combing
• spreading
• carding
• surfacing
• pressing

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
• setting
• bending
• directing
• casting
• training
• heading
• holding
• pinpointing
• focusing
• facing
• concentrating
• orienting
• focussing
• sighting
• inclining
• steering
• 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
• toppling
• hitting
• downing
• smacking
• slamming
• punching
• pounding
• felling
• flooring
• bowling (down or over)
• mowing (down)
• prostrating
• knocking down
• knocking over
• slapping
• jabbing
• banging
• overthrowing
• knocking out
• poking
• smiting
• swiping
• hammering
• kayoing
• throwing down
• slugging
• whacking
• bashing
• bludgeoning
• pasting
• clobbering
• socking
• slogging
• KO'ing
• thumping
• 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
• destroying
• tearing down
• pulling down
• unbuilding
• dynamiting
• flattening
• finishing
• overturning
• wrecking
• eradicating
• abolishing
• obliterating
• ruining
• pulverizing
• wasting
• decimating
• totalling
• ravaging
• extirpating
• wiping out
• dissolving
• annihilating
• devastating
• smashing
• 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