levelheaded

Examples

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• I love Mary DeMuth and her kind, loving, and levelheaded approach to things.

  Blog text (29)

• She always remains levelheaded during stressful situations, making effective decisions when needed.

• Made me think she was a reasonable, levelheaded female.

  Fiction book (1995)

• You just have to be confident and levelheaded.

  Blog text (20)

• She would take a rational, levelheaded approach to what he was about to offer.

  Fiction book (1997)

• He was a good man, levelheaded and ethical.

  Fiction book (2002)

• She is another councilmember taking her job seriously, showing up at meetings and participating with levelheaded thoughts.

  Blog text (16)

• He's levelheaded, reliable.

  Courting Mom and Dad (2021)

• Lee did not return calls for this story, but Cindy Carter, one of the Grant County commissioners who tapped him for the position, said: "He's very levelheaded."

  Blog text (21)

• As a levelheaded leader, he was able to resolve conflicts among his team smoothly.

Synonyms

S

savvy

vslevelheaded

• Informal

114 4.4

Having practical knowledge and good judgment in a specific area

is more general, applying to calm decision making across situations

I

intelligent

vslevelheaded

• US

81 2.7

Showing good judgment and practical sense

stresses calm decision ability in difficult situations rather than general intelligence

S

sound

vslevelheaded

62 4.5

Based on good reasons and likely to be correct

focuses on steady clear thinking and prompt decision making in hard situations

L

level-headed

vslevelheaded

14 4.0

Calm and sensible and good at making decisions in difficult situations

is written without a hyphen in modern usage

S

sharp as a tack

vslevelheaded

• Informal

5 6.7

Able to understand new things very quickly

emphasizes calm steady decision making rather than quick mental speed

C

clear-thinking

vslevelheaded

3 4.2

Able to think calmly and logically without confusion or distraction

applies to making good decisions under pressure rather than general logic

C

clearheaded

vslevelheaded

1 4.9

Able to think clearly and make good decisions

emphasizes making good decisions especially during difficult situations

C

clear-sighted

vslevelheaded

1 5.5

Able to think clearly, understand quickly, and make good judgments

focuses more on calm practical decision making in hard situations

C

coolheaded

vslevelheaded

1 5.1

Able to stay calm and think clearly in difficult situations

focuses on clear decision making under pressure rather than calmness alone

Antonyms

I

irrational

192 4.4

Not based on clear reason or thinking

I

impulsive

78 4.4

Acting suddenly without careful thought because of a strong feeling

How Levelheaded

imperturbable

2 8.1

levelheaded

3 4.2

collected

3.9

calm

735 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology