Antonyms for leveling


Grammar : Verb
Spell : lev-uhl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɛv əl


Definition of leveling

Origin :
  • early 15c., from level (n.). To do one's level best is from 1851.
  • verb make even
  • verb destroy, demolish
  • verb be honest
  • verb aim, direct
Example sentences :
  • This leveling process may have any or all of several consequences.
  • Extract from : « The Settlement of Wage Disputes » by Herbert Feis
  • Well they're leveling off the yards around 'em, and seedin' 'em to grass.
  • Extract from : « Joyce's Investments » by Fannie E. Newberry
  • "I give you a fair warnin' to clear out," he said, leveling the revolver.
  • Extract from : « Down the Slope » by James Otis
  • It is the most difficult thing to be in these leveling days.
  • Extract from : « Their Pilgrimage » by Charles Dudley Warner
  • "He was over there and I shot at him, so," said Stacy, leveling the weapon.
  • Extract from : « The Pony Rider Boys in New Mexico » by Frank Gee Patchin
  • Take your hands off me, you brute, she cried, leveling the weapon at him.
  • Extract from : « Mason of Bar X Ranch » by Henry Bennett
  • And this communication is not a leveling, it is not an elimination of differences.
  • Extract from : « Instigations » by Ezra Pound
  • The cannon turn up the earth like a plow, leveling everything.
  • Extract from : « Rodin: The Man and his Art » by Judith Cladel
  • Leveling his rifle at one of the animal's eyes, he pulled the trigger.
  • Extract from : « In the Depths of the Dark Continent » by Cornelius Shea
  • But it was a leveling bombardment of everything near, dear, respectable, sacred.
  • Extract from : « We Can't Have Everything » by Rupert Hughes

Synonyms for leveling

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