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   uneven

   /ʌnˈiːvn/

   adjective

   • 1. not level or smooth: "the floors are cracked and uneven" Similar bumpyroughlumpystonyrockypotholedholeyruttedruttypittedjaggedcraggedcraggydentedindentedknobbyOpposite evenflatsmooth
   • 2. not regular, consistent, or equal: "the uneven distribution of resources" Similar irregularunequaldifferingdissimilarunlikeunalikeunidenticalunbalancedlopsidedawryaskewcrookedasymmetricalunsymmetricaldisproportionatenot matchinginconsistentvariablevaryingchangeablefluctuatingintermittentwaveringirregularerraticpatchybittyinformal:peakyOpposite evenregularconsistent
   • ▪ (of a contest) not equally balanced: "Fran struggled briefly but soon gave up the uneven match" Similar one-sidedunequalunfairunjustinequitableill-matchedunbalancedlopsidedbiasedprejudicedskewedOpposite equalfair

   Word Origin Old Englishunefen ‘not corresponding exactly’ (see un-1, even1).

   Derivatives

   • 1. unevenness noun

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   What does uneven mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! UNEVEN definition: 1. not level, equal, flat, or continuous: 2. different in quality; often used to avoid saying bad…. Learn more.

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   What is the meaning of uneven surface?

   • An uneven surface or edge is not smooth, flat, or straight. He staggered on the uneven surface. 6 senses: 1. (of a surface, etc) not level or flat 2. spasmodic or variable 3. not parallel, straight, or horizontal 4. not.... Click for more definitions.

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   What is another word for uneven?

   • Some common synonyms of uneven are harsh, rough, rugged, and scabrous. While all these words mean "not smooth or even," uneven implies a lack of uniformity in height, breadth, or quality. When is harsh a more appropriate choice than uneven?

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   What is the uneven U?

   • 1 — the raw, unmediated data of facts, information or concrete observation. Now why would these five levels, as a continuum for structuring your writing, be called the Uneven U? The main point is to finish your paragraph with a sentence at a more abstract or ‘big picture’ conceptual level than the sentence you started with.

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     UNEVEN meaning: 1. not level, equal, flat, or continuous: 2....

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   • Uneven: French Translation

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   irregular; varying; not uniform: The book is uneven in quality. not equitable or fair; one-sided: an uneven contest. Synonyms: lopsided, unequal, unfair. not equally balanced; not symmetrical or parallel. (of a number) odd; not divisible into two equal integers: The numerals 3, 5, and 7 are uneven.

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   If you describe something as uneven, you think it is not very good because it is not consistent in quality. This was, for him, an oddly uneven performance. The acting is wildly uneven.

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   adjective. not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture. “an uneven color”. “ uneven ground”. “ uneven margins”. “wood with an uneven grain”. synonyms: crinkled, crinkly, rippled, wavelike, wavy. uneven by virtue of having wrinkles or waves.

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   uneven meaning, definition, what is uneven: not smooth, flat, or level: Learn more.