Antonyms for level
| Grammar : Adj, noun, verb |
| Spell : lev-uhl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɛv əl |
- abnormal
- agitated
- broken
- build
- changeable
- changing
- construct
- create
- deceive
- different
- disorderly
- dissimilar
- divergent
- extraordinary
- ignore
- imbalanced
- inconsistent
- inconstant
- indefinite
- infrequent
- irregular
- jag
- lie
- neglect
- point away
- ragged
- raise
- rare
- rough
- rough up
- roughen
- take
- turn
- uncommon
- unequal
- uneven
- unfair
- unfixed
- unlike
- unstable
- unsteady
- untrustworthy
- unusual
- upright
- variable
- vertical
- wavering
- wobbly
Definition of level
Origin :- mid-14c., "tool to indicate a horizontal line," from Old French livel "a level" (13c.), ultimately from Latin libella "a balance, level," diminutive of libra "balance, scale, unit of weight," from PIE *lithra. Cognate Spanish nivel, Modern French niveau are from the same source but altered by dissimilation. Meaning "horizontality" is from c.1400. Meaning "position as marked by a horizontal line" is from 1530s. Phrase on the level "fair, honest" is from 1872; earlier it meant "moderate, without great ambition" (1790).
- adj smooth, balanced
- noun horizontal position or thing
- noun rank, position
- verb make even
- verb destroy, demolish
- verb be honest
- verb aim, direct
- Twelve hours afterward the snow, three feet deep on a level, has melted.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- They understand it, up to the level of their own stature; they know who loves them, but not who loves virtue.
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- I'd level straightway with the dust, and with it sink our shame.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- We can turn rivers in their courses, level mountains to the plains.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- I think now it was because it seemed to bring you down nearer to my level.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- He brought his chair to a level and pounded the desk with a weighty fist.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- Her voice was level and vaguely dangerous as she answered his accusation.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- On the level, now, do you think you could get away with that young Gilder scheme you've been planning?
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- The son met his father's gaze with a level look in which there was no weakness.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- His tone was as level as if he were discussing some trivial matter.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
Synonyms for level
- achievement
- address
- akin
- aligned
- alike
- altitude
- be above-board
- be frank
- be on the up and up
- be open
- be straight
- be straightforward
- be up-front
- beam
- bring down
- bulldoze
- calm
- cast
- come clean
- come to terms
- commensurate
- common
- comparable
- consistent
- constant
- continuous
- degree
- devastate
- down
- drop
- elevation
- equable
- equalize
- equate
- equivalent
- even
- even off
- even out
- exact
- fell
- flat
- flatten
- floor
- flush
- focus
- grade
- ground
- height
- horizontal
- identical
- in line
- incline
- keep nothing back
- knock down
- knock over
- lay
- lay low
- layer
- leveled
- like
- lined up
- make equal
- make flat
- matched
- matching
- mow
- of same height
- on a line
- on a par
- on one plane
- parallel
- plain
- planate
- plane
- planed
- point
- polished
- precise
- press
- proportionate
- pull down
- raze
- regular
- roll
- rolled
- ruin
- same
- slant
- smooth
- smoothen
- stable
- stage
- standard
- standing
- status
- steady
- story
- straight
- straighten
- stratum
- surface
- talk straight
- tear down
- tell the truth
- train
- trim
- trimmed
- turn
- unbroken
- unfluctuating
- uniform
- uninterrupted
- waste
- wreck
- zero in on
- zone
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