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Synonyms for level

Most common

stage zone world floor storey degree layer

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Stage — one of several discrete segments of a game, generally increasing in difficulty and representing different…

stage, zone, world

2. Floor

floor, storey, story

3. Degree

degree, point

4. Layer

layer, stratum

Adjective

1. Even

even, tied

2. Plane

plane, flat

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    One of several discrete segments of a game, generally increasing in difficulty and representing different locations in the game world.

    It took me weeks to get to level seven. Watch out for the next level; the bad guys there are really overpowered.

  2. n. 2

    A tool for finding whether a surface is level, or for creating a horizontal or vertical line of reference.

    Hand me the level so I can tell if this is correctly installed.

  3. adj. 1

    The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground.

    This table isn't quite level; see how this marble rolls off it?

  4. adj. 2

    At the same height as some reference; constructed as level with.

    We tried to hang the pictures so that the bottom of the frames were level with the dark line in the wallpaper.

Forms

Plural
levels → stages, zones, worlds, floors…

Choose the right word

Level or Horizontal?

For practical purposes level and horizontal are identical, tho level, as the more popular word, is more loosely used of that which has no especially noticeable elevations or inequalities; as, a level road.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • world If not for music, the world would be a dull place.
  • stage Yesterday, we finished constructing the new stage.
  • floor This elevator will take you up to the tenth floor.
  • degree He was, to some degree, satisfied with the result.
  • layer Tom's favorite is the triple-layer chocolate cake.
  • ground In Singapore, it is a crime to spit on the ground.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
levelsteady
worldrising
stagesteady
floorrising
degreefalling
layersteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
map1, aim1
4 letters
even2, zone1, flat1, tied1, rank1, tier1
5 letters
world1, story2, point1, stage1, floor1, scale1, plane1, equal2, layer2, plain1, flush1
6 letters
ground1, degree2, smooth1, steady2, slight1, storey2
7 letters
stratum2
8 letters
position3, standard2, platform2
9 letters
champaign2
10 letters
horizontal4, unwavering4, monotonous4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (even2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
niveau
Español
nivel
Català
nivell