Dent
Dent verb - To make smaller in amount, volume, or extent.
Level
Level verb - To make free from breaks, curves, or bumps.
Usage example: the construction workers leveled the ground before laying a foundation for the new house
How words are described
| good | good dent | good level |
| single | single dent | single level |
| new | new dent | new level |
| insane | insane dent | insane level |
Common collocations
| cars | dent cars | level cars |
| skyscraper | dent skyscraper | level skyscraper |
Both words in one sentence
- The lack of a wall jump, faulty audio chip, tendency for slowdown really do nothing to dent the high quality of the gameplay and the level design, to say nothing of the awesome plot.
Source: Fanfic Recs / Super Mario Bros. -
Even if you're level 999, you still need some work to do just to dent him.
Source: Video Game / Trinity Universe - Megatron from Beast Machines operates on an intellectual level far above and beyond the main characters and commands an army so vast that despite chipping away at it for two seasons, the heroes can't even dent his forces.
Source: Invincible Villain
Cite this Source
Level and Dent. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dent/level
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Level or Dent. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dent/level.
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