unevenadjective
uk/ʌnˈiː.vən/us/ʌnˈiː.vən/uneven adjective (NOT EVEN)
C2 not level, equal, flat, or continuous:
Be careful on that path - the paving stones are uneven.
There is an uneven distribution of wealth across the country from the north to the south.
The contest was very uneven - the other team was much stronger than us.
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- The patient's breathing was quick and uneven.
- The uneven floorboards creaked when you walked across them.
- His teeth were yellow and uneven.
- an uneven distribution of financial resources
- Their rates of development are uneven.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Rough, irregular and uneven
- abrasion
- abrasive
- bumpy
- chapped
- coarse
- consistency
- gnarl
- horny
- irregular
- jaggy
- jerky
- knobbly
- leathery
- lumpy
- rough-hewn
- rutted
- serrated
- streaky
- textured
- textured
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Unfairness and favouring someone unfairly
Different and difference
uneven adjective (NOT GOOD)
different in quality; often used to avoid saying bad:
Your work has been a little uneven this term, Matthew.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Quite good, or not very good
- acceptable
- adequate
- agreeable
- all very well idiom
- all very well/fine/good idiom
- average
- cut
- fair
- half decent
- iffy
- impure
- indifferent
- kind
- pass
- patchy
- reasonable
- refined
- rose
- rough edges idiom
- satisfactory
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unevenly
adverb uk/ʌnˈiː.vən.li/us/ʌnˈiː.vən.li/
The two boxers were unevenly matched.
unevenness
noun [ U ] uk/ʌnˈiː.vən.nəs/us/ʌnˈiː.vən.nəs/