Contact and joining
Synonyms for level
Synonyms for level: even, unwavering and grade. Every one of them is a hand audited pair from the Synonym Stack word bank, shown below in the sense it fits, in a real sentence, and beside the words that only look close.
The 3 synonyms for level
Interchangeable with level, one per sense
Audited under level's own entry, so the meaning quoted is the one level carries in that sense.
- evenverb, in the sense "make level or straight"
- unwaveringadjective, in the sense "not showing abrupt variations"
Recorded from the other side of the pair
These entries were written under the other word and name level as the true synonym, so the sense quoted is theirs.
- gradegrade is a noun in the sense "a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality"
The first group is filed under level's own senses. The second reaches level from the partner word's entry, so the sense quoted beside it is that word's.
make level or straight
Level the ground.
level in 2 more sentences, same sense
- The crew used a laser guide to level the concrete slab before it cured overnight.
- In the kitchen, Maria tapped the scoop against the jar to level the sugar before baking.
How it behaves: As a transitive verb, level usually takes a physical surface as its direct object, such as ground, floor, or land, and often appears with the particle off in everyday speech.
The true synonym
even
Same sentence, swapped: Even the ground.
Close but different
The game shows these three beside the answer. Each is a real word with a real meaning and none of them fits the slot level is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- charge
- dismantle
- spot
Opposites, in this sense
tilt and slant reverse level as it is used in the sentence above. A different sense of level takes different opposites, which is why these sit inside the sense and not at the top of the page.
- tilt
- slant
not showing abrupt variations
She gave him a level look.
The true synonym
unwavering
Same sentence, swapped: She gave him a unwavering look.
Close but different
Wrong tiles, chosen to be tempting rather than absurd. The reason line above takes the nearest one apart; the rest fail the same sentence for their own reasons.
- plane
- tied
- lay
Where level turns up in the game
level is the word under test in two puzzles, spread across two difficulty tiers. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in eight other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.
4 of the 8 puzzles where level is the trap
- bandverb, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is ring, in the sense "attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify", so level is there to be ruled out.
- floornoun, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is base, in the sense "a lower limit", and level is one of the three tiles that lose.
- stagenoun, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is leg, in the sense "a section or portion of a journey or course", and level is one of the three tiles that lose.
- stationnoun, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is place, in the sense "proper or designated social situation", and level is on the board beside it.
Play level
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so level reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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Neighbours by theme before neighbours by difficulty, because contact and joining is the company level keeps.
Why the near miss missed, in the game as well as here
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. level carries 2 written reason lines, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.