level head
Cool under pressure
A level head is the capacity to stay calm and think clearly under pressure.
The image is of balance—a head that doesn't tip toward panic or rash action.
Someone with a level head makes sound decisions when others might lose composure: Thank goodness she kept a level head during the crisis.
The adjective form is levelheaded.
- composureEmotional self-control
- calmnessPeaceful mental state
- sangfroidImperturbable calm
- poiseGraceful, unshakable calm
- gripSecure manual hold
keeping calm · steady hand · rationality · clear thinking · coolly · serenity · self-control · equanimity · steadiness · adaptability · resilience · pragmatism · aplomb · foresight · objectivity · measured response · even keel · keeping it together
- calmnesscalmness, calm, tranquility, serenity, peacefulness
- composurecalm, calmness, composure, composed, poise
- self-controlself-control, restraint, willpower, composure, moderation
- body idiomsheart of gold, heart of stone, cold heart, warm heart, soft heart
- social etiquettemanners, etiquette, courtesy, respect, table manners
- moderationmoderation, in moderation, restraint, self-control, moderately
level headhot head
Quick-tempered person
hothead · hot-headedness · hot-headed · fiery temper · short fuse
level headimpulsiveness
Acting without forethought
recklessness · rashness · lose one's head · poor judgment · hasty decisions
level, head, levels, leveled, leveling, leveler, heads, headed, heading