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. 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.

2. 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.

3. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo:

   Our actions have been better than the statisticians believed. So, we can flatten the curve. We are flattening the curve, we have to maintain it, but the human cost here, the human toll, the suffering, is just incredible. It's just incredible.

4. 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.

5. United States:

   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 United States are starting to flatten. So we've been wondering if that's going to happen for cancer as well, but so far American Cancer Society hasn't.