Meaning of uneven in English

1. Pronunciation

   /ˌənˈivən/

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1. Classifying Adjective

   uneven

   Definitions

   1. (of a contest or contestants) not fairly matched as opponents

   Examples

   • « vaudeville...waged an uneven battle against the church »

   Synonyms

   • unequal
2. 2. inconsistent in quality

   Synonyms

   • inconsistent

3. Qualitative Adjective

   uneven

   Etymology

   Old English unefen ‘not corresponding exactly’ (see un-, even)

   Definitions

   1. not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture

   Examples

   • « an uneven color »
   • « uneven ground »
   • « uneven margins »
   • « wood with an uneven grain »

   Synonyms

   • crinkled
   • crinkly
   • rippled
   • wavy
   • wavelike
   • cross-grained
   • irregular
   • jagged
   • jaggy
   • scraggy
   • lumpy
   • out of true
   • untrue
   • patchy
   • ragged
   • unparallel

   Antonyms

   • even

See also

• rough
• unsteady