uneven

uneven

adjective

Definition of UNEVEN

1

not having a level or smooth surface <the driveway is uneven and collects water in several large puddles whenever it rains>

Synonyms broken, bumpy, coarse, irregular, jagged, lumpy, pebbly, ragged, rough, roughened, rugged, scraggy

Related Words lopsided, unbalanced; inexact, unaligned; rutted, rutty, undulating, undulatory, wavy; pitted, pocked; knobbly, knobby, knurled, knurly, nubbly, nubby; burred, harsh, sandpapery, scraggly, scratchy; nonuniform

Near Antonyms exact, uniform; aligned (also alined), regular, true; horizontal, tabular; plumb, straight, vertical; flush

Antonyms even, flat, level, plane, smooth

2

not staying constant <the level of attendance at the ballpark has been very uneven this season>

Synonyms changing, erratic, fluctuating, irregular, unequal, unstable, unsteady, varying

Related Words capricious, changeable, changeful, choppy, fickle, fluid, inconsistent, inconstant, mercurial, mutable, uncertain, unsettled, variable, volatile

Near Antonyms regular

Antonyms changeless, constant, stable, steady, unchanging, unvarying

3

inclined or twisted to one side <a goofy guy with an uneven grin>

Synonyms askew, aslant, atilt, cock-a-hoop, cockeyed, crazy, crooked, listing, lopsided, oblique, off-kilter, pitched, skewed, slanted, slanting, slantwise, tilted, tipping, uneven

Related Words asymmetrical (or asymmetric), unbalanced, unsymmetrical; contorted, disordered, distorted, irregular

Near Antonyms ordered, orderly, regular, uniform; balanced, symmetrical (or symmetric)

Antonyms even, level, straight