levelheaded
having common sense and sound judgment; sensible.
Origin of levelheaded
1Other words from levelheaded
- lev·el·head·ed·ly, adverb
- lev·el·head·ed·ness, noun
Words Nearby levelheaded
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How to use levelheaded in a sentence
I think people like to have someone in charge that is levelheaded, isn’t going to go off the rails, isn’t going to spend a whole lot of time fighting back and forth when … it’s not going to solve anything.
Wisconsin: The incubator for America’s tribal politics | Dan Balz | October 8, 2021 | Washington PostThe difference between the tempestuous Weaver and the levelheaded Altobelli was immediately felt.
Joe Altobelli, who led Orioles to 1983 World Series title, dies at 88 | Matt Bonesteel | March 3, 2021 | Washington Post“The only thing that kept me levelheaded was praying and asking God to help me,” she said last year.
What Happens After a Debt Collection Machine Grinds to a Halt | by Wendi C. Thomas, MLK50: Justice Through Journalism | October 2, 2020 | ProPublicaAt the same time, he lost the focus he had in those debates, which stuck with even the voters who thought Clinton had been more presidential and levelheaded.
Both Trudeau and Alter, levelheaded as they are, are extremely meticulous about their production.
Inside the Political Fun House: How ‘Alpha House’ Became Amazon’s First Big Hit | Kevin Fallon | October 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
So Romney came off as a levelheaded fellow who looked like a president.
Michael Tomasky on How Obama Needs to Make Mitt Unacceptable Again | Michael Tomasky | October 10, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTFinally, financial markets have been atypically sanguine and even levelheaded.
Jack is a levelheaded chap—Jack Romayne, I mean—my brother-in-law.
The Major | Ralph ConnorThe Aycons of Aycon Knoll have always been a hard-headed, levelheaded race.
The Indiscretion of the Duchess | Anthony Hopelevelheaded and full of resource he soon came to the front in the shipping-trade.
The Narrative of Gordon Sellar Who Emigrated to Canada in 1825 | Gordon SellarShe was adequately stacked, Bill reflected, but there was levelheaded firmness and resolution in her too.
The Black Tide | Arthur G. Stangland
British Dictionary definitions for level-headed
even-tempered, balanced, and reliable; steady
Derived forms of level-headed
- level-headedly, adverb
- level-headedness, noun
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