Meaning & use

plateaued

verb·Academic

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Reached a stable, level state after a period of increase or progress.

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Her weight loss plateaued after the first month despite continuing the same routine.

Sales plateaued in the third quarter after two years of steady growth.

A note on using this word

Commonly used in discussions of fitness, business performance, and skill development.

Words with a similar meaning

leveled offstabilized

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Words with an opposite meaning

surgeddeclined

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