LEVER Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

as in to pry

to raise, move, or pull apart with or as if with a lever the workers used crowbars to lever the heavy stone block into its new position

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Recent Examples of lever

Verb

Whatever levers the Canucks opt to pull, there are a variety of ways for Vancouver to get creative in pursuit of getting the absolute best possible return for a relatively unique trade asset like Sherwood. —

Thomas Drance, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026 If the potatoes are hard to pull, use the shovel to carefully lever them out of the soil. —

Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2025

Noun

The only major tariff lever the administration appears to have currently in place are industry-specific tariffs. —

Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 7 May 2026 There are lever handles on every door, partly because a wrist with arthritis can’t twist a round knob, and partly because lever handles tend to look better anyway. —

Amy Kunst, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for lever

Recent Examples of Synonyms for lever

Noun

Wipe the surface carefully, paying close attention to knobs, handles, detergent compartments, and door edges where grime tends to collect.

— Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 17 May 2026
Justin Thomas had his caddie place hole-sized discs on every corner of the 17th green at Aronimink on Monday, all of them perched on knobs.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 May 2026