Press down on the lever.
Source: tatoeba (29503)
Lever
/ˈliː.və/
Synonyms for "lever" (115 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (23)
Strong matches (35)
derrickdevicedummydupeerectorforkliftgantry craneget a footholdget leveragego betweengo-betweenhandmaidhandmaidenhandspikehoisthydraulic tailgateimplementinstrumentinteragentintermediary
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Related words (57)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: agent, amplify force, ancilla, appliance, bar.
- Sentence evidence is available for lever, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from moby, opengloss, derived_reverse, wiktionary, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "lever".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "lever"
Keep "lever" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "lever" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "lever", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "lever" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
16 entriesMore specific
12 entriesbrake leverchange lever armclutch leverfirst class levergear leverincrease torquelift on fulcrumpry openreduce effortsecond class leverthird class levertilt about fulcrum
Collocations
10 entriesapply a leverfirst class leverfulcruminput forcelever armlever the loadlong levermechanical advantageoutput forceshort lever
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
4 entriesTranslations
128 translations across 76 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- hefboom noun (rigid piece)
Albanian
2 entries- levë noun (rigid piece)
- lloz noun (rigid piece)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- μοχλός noun (rigid piece)
Arabic
4 entries- رَافِعَة noun (rigid piece)
- عَتَلَة noun (rigid piece)
- مُحْل noun (rigid piece)
- مُخْل noun (rigid piece)
Armenian
1 entries- լծակ noun (rigid piece)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- ling noun (rigid piece)
Bashkir
1 entries- һалмауыр noun (rigid piece)
Basque
2 entries- altxaprima noun (rigid piece)
- palanka noun (rigid piece)
Belarusian
3 entries- вага́р noun (rigid piece)
- падва́жнік noun (rigid piece)
- рыча́г noun (rigid piece)
Bengali
1 entries- লিভার noun (rigid piece)
Bulgarian
1 entries- лост noun (rigid piece)
Burmese
1 entries- ကုတ် noun (rigid piece)
Catalan
2 entries- alçaprem noun (rigid piece)
- palanca noun (rigid piece)
Central Melanau
2 entries- suwil noun (rigid piece)
- tuwaih noun (rigid piece)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 槓桿 /杠杆 noun (rigid piece)
Classical Nahuatl
1 entries- cuammītl noun (rigid piece)
Czech
1 entries- páka noun (rigid piece)
Danish
1 entries- vægtstang noun (rigid piece)
Dutch
1 entries- hefboom noun (rigid piece)
Esperanto
3 entries- baskulo noun (rigid piece)
- levilo noun (rigid piece)
- levstango noun (rigid piece)
Estonian
1 entries- kang noun (rigid piece)
Finnish
2 entries- vipu noun (rigid piece)
- vivuttaa verb (to use like a lever)
French
1 entries- levier noun (rigid piece)
Galician
4 entries- alzaprema noun (rigid piece)
- bimbarra noun (rigid piece)
- cambón noun (rigid piece)
- gurra noun (rigid piece)
Georgian
1 entries- ბერკეტი noun (rigid piece)
German
1 entries- Hebel noun (rigid piece)
Greek
1 entries- μοχλός noun (rigid piece)
Gujarati
1 entries- ઉચ્ચાલક noun (rigid piece)
Hebrew
1 entries- מָנוֹף noun (rigid piece)
Hindi
2 entries- उत्तोलक noun (rigid piece)
- लीवर noun (rigid piece)
Hungarian
2 entries- emelő noun (rigid piece)
- emelőrúd noun (rigid piece)
Icelandic
2 entries- lyftistöng noun (rigid piece)
- vogarstöng noun (rigid piece)
Indonesian
2 entries- pengungkit noun (rigid piece)
- tuas noun (rigid piece)
Irish
1 entries- luamhán noun (rigid piece)
Italian
1 entries- leva noun (rigid piece)
Japanese
1 entries- 梃子 noun (rigid piece)
Kazakh
1 entries- иінтірек noun (rigid piece)
Khmer
2 entries- គម្នាស់ noun (rigid piece)
- ដងថ្លឹង noun (rigid piece)
Korean
1 entries- 지레 noun (rigid piece)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- рычаг noun (rigid piece)
Lao
3 entries- ຊະແລງ noun (rigid piece)
- ລີ້ນ noun (rigid piece)
- ໄມ້ງັດ noun (rigid piece)
Latin
1 entries- vectis noun (rigid piece)
Latvian
1 entries- svira noun (rigid piece)
Lithuanian
2 entries- svertas noun (rigid piece)
- svirtis noun (rigid piece)
Macedonian
1 entries- лост noun (rigid piece)
Malay
4 entries- pengumpil noun (rigid piece)
- pengungkil noun (rigid piece)
- pengungkit noun (rigid piece)
- tuas noun (rigid piece)
Malayalam
1 entries- ഉത്തോലകം noun (rigid piece)
Mongolian
1 entries- хөшүүрэг noun (rigid piece)
Māori
3 entries- hua noun (rigid piece)
- kauwhiti noun (rigid piece)
- tūwhiti noun (rigid piece)
Newar
1 entries- थिँभः noun (rigid piece)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- vektstang noun (rigid piece)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- vektstong noun (rigid piece)
Pashto
4 entries- اړم noun (rigid piece)
- اړمی noun (rigid piece)
- خريز noun (rigid piece)
- دغری noun (rigid piece)
Persian
1 entries- اهرم noun (rigid piece)
Polish
4 entries- drążek noun (rigid piece)
- dźwignia noun (rigid piece)
- lewar noun (rigid piece)
- wajcha noun (rigid piece)
Portuguese
1 entries- alavanca noun (rigid piece)
Romanian
1 entries- pârghie noun (rigid piece)
Russian
1 entries- рыча́г noun (rigid piece)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- pòluga noun (rigid piece)
- по̀луга noun (rigid piece)
Slovak
1 entries- páka noun (rigid piece)
Slovene
1 entries- vzvod noun (rigid piece)
Spanish
2 entries- palanca noun (rigid piece)
- centrarse en verb (to use like a lever)
Swedish
1 entries- hävstång noun (rigid piece)
Tagalog
1 entries- dalawit noun (rigid piece)
Tajik
3 entries- дастак noun (rigid piece)
- фашанг noun (rigid piece)
- фишанг noun (rigid piece)
Tamil
1 entries- நெம்புகோல் noun (rigid piece)
Telugu
1 entries- తులాదండము noun (rigid piece)
Thai
1 entries- คาน noun (rigid piece)
Turkish
1 entries- kaldıraç noun (rigid piece)
Turkmen
1 entries- leňňer noun (rigid piece)
Ukrainian
3 entries- ва́жіль noun (rigid piece)
- підва́га noun (rigid piece)
- підо́йма noun (rigid piece)
Urdu
1 entries- لیور noun (rigid piece)
Uzbek
3 entries- dastak noun (rigid piece)
- pishang noun (rigid piece)
- richag noun (rigid piece)
Vietnamese
1 entries- đòn bẩy noun (rigid piece)
Walloon
2 entries- djîsse noun (rigid piece)
- levî noun (rigid piece)
West-Frisian
2 entries- hefaerm noun (rigid piece)
- hefbeam noun (rigid piece)
Sample sentences
27 total sentences available.
The screw, the lever, the wedge, the pulley, etc. are called simple machines.
Source: tatoeba (35807)
They lifted the rock by means of a lever.
Source: tatoeba (305732)
You can adjust the seat height by moving the adjustment lever up.
Source: tatoeba (329211)
Showing 4 of 27 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "lever"?
Closest matches include agent, amplify force, ancilla, appliance, bar.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "lever"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.