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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

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