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

Matched Categories

1. • Change Shape
   • Shape

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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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How to use flatten in a sentence?

1. Yousef Abbasi:

   My big hang-up here is when the curve does start to flatten, that doesn't mean we can return to normal human and economic behavior, if we do return to normal human and economic behavior, we risk the chance the curve goes parabolic again. Just from the perspective of how long this potentially can last, there's still a great deal of uncertainty.

2. Michael Clarke:

   Unless the Russians intend to be completely genocidal – they could flatten all the major cities, and Ukrainians will rise up against Russian occupation – there will be just constant guerrilla war.

3. Eric Garcetti:

   We must refrain from gathering with people from outside our household, wherever possible, this most recent surge in COVID-19 cases presents us with an opportunity to work together, again, to reduce its spread and flatten the curve.

4. Dan Field:

   The best thing everybody can do to help the medical profession as follow the rules set down to flatten the curve by minimizing contact and risk of infection. Only go to the emergency department if you are sicker than a dog and feel like you are heading towards death, otherwise, find some way of triaging yourself through telemedicine and similar no-contact communication.

5. 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.