Synonyms for leveling
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : lev-uhl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɛv əl |
Top 10 synonyms for leveling Other synonyms for the word leveling
- be above-board
- be frank
- be on the up and up
- be open
- be straight
- be straightforward
- be up-front
- beam
- bring down
- cast
- come clean
- come to terms
- down
- equate
- even
- even off
- even out
- floor
- flush
- focus
- grade
- ground
- incline
- keep nothing back
- knock down
- knock over
- lay
- lay low
- make equal
- make flat
- mow
- plane
- point
- press
- pull down
- roll
- slant
- smooth
- smoothen
- straighten
- surface
- talk straight
- tear down
- tell the truth
- train
- turn
- waste
- zero in on
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for leveling
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