Synonyms for flatten
ˈflæt nflat·ten

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1. flattenverb

   make flat or flatter

   "flatten a road"; "flatten your stomach with these exercises"

   Synonyms:
   drop, flatten out

   Antonyms:
   sharpen

2. flatten, flatten outverb

   become flat or flatter

   "The landscape flattened"

   Synonyms:
   drop, flatten out

   Antonyms:
   sharpen

3. flatten, dropverb

   lower the pitch of (musical notes)

   Synonyms:
   unload, fell, dribble, send packing, drop off, dismiss, drop down, sink, drip, degenerate, deteriorate, overleap, strike down, leave out, throw, cast, cut down, pretermit, put down, neglect, devolve, expend, send away, set down, swing, shake off, throw off, throw away, dangle, drop, flatten out, discharge, spend, overlook, knock off, miss, cast off, shed, omit

   Antonyms:
   sharpen

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1. flattenverb

   Synonyms:
   make flat

2. flattenverb

   Synonyms:
   become flat

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1. List of paraphrases for "flatten":

   shave

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1. The Governor:

   Ninety-two percent of our state's 105 counties have moderate or high levels of community transmission, i know we all want this to be over, we all want to turn to some semblance of normal but we can not return... until this virus is under control, until we flatten the curve, until a vaccine is available, widely distributed and vaccination rates are significant.

2. Daniel Dae Kim:

   I'm grateful to be alive and healthy. It gives me hope that through our collective efforts we can beat this thing and flatten the curve.

3. Rebecca Siegel:

   The continued decline in the cancer death rate over the past 25 years is really good news and was a little bit of a surprise, only because the other leading causes of death in the US are starting to flatten. So we've been wondering if that's going to happen for cancer as well, but so far it hasn't.

4. Zulfu Livaneli:

   The government warned it would flatten Sur and build a new city in its place with apartment blocks and shopping malls.

5. Health Commissioner Adam Crum:

   We've been looking at the curve in Alaska, we've been able to flatten that curve because Alaskans are doing a good job.