Uneven

Quick meaning: Uneven is an adjective meaning Of a surface, not even; covered with raised spots, pits and grooves.

Meaning

Of a surface, not even; covered with raised spots, pits and grooves.

More Meanings

1. Not level or smooth.
2. Not uniform.
3. Varying in quality.
4. (mathematics, rare) Odd.
5. (transitive) To make uneven.

Example Sentences

I've spent hours on overcrowded trains, and time on ones which were almost empty, because the recovery [from COVID] has been uneven.

Initially it nestled among the dozens of Indian mounds that unevened the earth near the river until they were leveled to accommodate commerce.

Even white activists who lacked a thoroughgoing anti-racist consciousness or were uneven in their understanding saw unity in the struggle against all forms of oppression as key.

First, of course, the war reduced the white male, mostly young adult, population by more than a quarter-million, unevening the sex ratio and connubial and other opportunities for women for perhaps a generation.

Word Forms

• unevens
• unevening
• unevened

Synonyms for uneven

Depending on context, synonyms include rough, ragged, irregular, scraggy, inconsistent, jagged.

Antonyms for uneven

Common opposites include even.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include untrue, mismatched, irregular, inconsistent, ragged, jagged.

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