level off

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see level, off.

“I poured some flour into the scoop and levelled it off with a knife.”

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level
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Meanings

verblevel off (third-person singular simple present levels off, present participle (US) leveling off or (UK) levelling off, simple past and past participle (US) leveled off or (UK) levelled off)

present singular third person levels off · US participle present leveling off · UK participle present levelling off · US participle past leveled off · US past leveled off · UK participle past levelled off · UK past levelled off

  1. transitiveUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see level, off.

    I poured some flour into the scoop and levelled it off with a knife.

  2. idiomaticintransitiveTo get to a stable level; to cease climbing, descending, or oscillating.

    Will the exponential growth in TV rights income at home and abroad that has fuelled the endless inflation of the Premier League’s high-octane balloon ever level off?

    2016 October 24, Owen Gibson, “Is the unthinkable happening – are people finally switching the football off?”, in The Guardian, London

Synonyms & antonyms

verbbecome level or even

Similar
level
Broader
change surface
Also see
level

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Italian stabilizzarsi
  • stabilizzarsito get to a stable level, to cease oscillating
Japanese 頭打ち
  • 頭打ち (atamauchi)to get to a stable level, to cease oscillating
Polish wyrównywać się, wyrównać się
  • wyrównywać sięto get to a stable level, to cease oscillating
  • wyrównać sięto get to a stable level, to cease oscillating
Russian выравниваться
  • выравниваться (vyravnivatʹsja)to get to a stable level, to cease oscillating
Cite this entry
APA

level off. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/level%20off

MLA

“level off.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/level%20off. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “level off,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/level%20off.

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