English word

Level

Definitions

noun

  1. a device for establishing a horizontal line or plane by means of a bubble in a liquid that shows adjustment to the horizontal by movement to the center of a slightly bowed glass tube
  2. a concentration of a constituent especially of a body fluid (such as blood)
  3. the magnitude of a quantity considered in relation to an arbitrary reference value
  4. magnitude, intensitybroadly
  5. one of a series of discrete parts through which a player moves or progresses during the course of a game (such as a video game)
  6. a measurement of the difference of altitude of two points by means of a level
  7. horizontal condition
  8. equilibrium of a fluid marked by a horizontal surface of even altitudeespecially
  9. an approximately horizontal line or surface taken as an index of altitude
  10. a practically horizontal surface or area (as of land)
  11. a position in a scale or rank (as of achievement, significance, or value)
  12. a line or surface that cuts perpendicularly all plumb lines that it meets and hence would everywhere coincide with a surface of still water
  13. the plane of the horizon or a line in it
  14. a horizontal passage in a mine intended for regular working and transportation

Synonyms for level

Closest evidence-backed alternatives.

Synonyms by context

Having a flat, horizontal surface

adjective

  • flat
  • flush
  • uniform
  • regular
  • plumb
  • true
  • straight

Having a smooth, unbroken surface

adjective

  • continuous
  • polished
  • unbroken
  • steady
  • unchanging
  • unvarying
  • constant

Calm and steady

adjective

  • calm
  • stable
  • composed
  • equable
  • serene

A height or distance from the ground or given base

noun

  • altitude
  • elevation
  • height
  • highness
  • layer
  • distance upward
  • vertical position

A position in a hierarchy

noun

A position on a scale of amount, quantity, extent, or quality

noun

  • amount
  • extent
  • measure
  • quantity
  • size
  • volume
  • intensity
  • magnitude
  • pitch

To make or give a flat and even surface to

verb

  • flatten
  • balance
  • smoothen
  • press
  • roll
  • straighten
  • surface

To make flat or level to the ground

verb

  • fell
  • floor
  • drop
  • topple
  • down
  • ground
  • prostrate
  • mow
  • bring down

Antonyms for level

Opposite of having a flat, horizontal surface

  • uneven
  • bumpy
  • rough
  • unsmoothed
  • ragged
  • unstable
  • wobbly
  • irregular
  • changing
  • inconstant

Opposite of having a smooth, unbroken surface

  • broken
  • cracked
  • torn
  • ripped
  • damaged
  • fissured
  • cleft
  • flawed
  • fractured
  • chipped

Opposite of calm and steady

  • agitated
  • discomposed
  • flustered
  • unhinged
  • unglued
  • unstrung
  • upset
  • rattled
  • ruffled
  • distressed

Opposite of a height or distance from the ground or given base

  • depth
  • deepness
  • drop
  • base
  • profundity
  • lowness

Opposite of the position or status of a person in relation to others

  • unemployment
  • disorganisation
  • disorganization

Opposite of the amount, level, or extent to which something happens or is present

  • dishonor
  • dishonour
  • dullness
  • lethargy
  • unimportance
  • whole
  • ill repute
  • lowliness
  • disrespect
  • lack

Opposite of to make or give a flat and even surface to

  • crumple
  • crinkle
  • crease
  • scrunch
  • squash
  • fold
  • crush
  • ruffle
  • rumple
  • screw

Opposite of to make flat or level to the ground

  • erect
  • raise
  • pitch
  • put up
  • set up
  • put together
  • build
  • construct
  • create
  • rear

Phrases

  • as flat as a pancake
  • dead flat
  • flat as a pancake
  • horizontally aligned
  • lined up
  • of same height
  • on a line
  • on one plane
  • parallel with the ground
  • perfectly horizontal
  • perfectly vertical