even out

verb

evened out; evening out; evens out

1

: to become level

After a long climb the ground evened out.

2

: to make (something) even and smooth

Let me even out the rug.

3

: to reach a balanced or middle state between extremes over a period of time

The economy had good periods and bad periods, but it all evened out by the end of the year.

Any variations will be evened out eventually.

Examples of even out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

When entertaining, roll it into the dining room or living area, or even out onto the deck, to use as a buffet or bar. —Jacquelyn McGilvray, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026

Taxes on millionaires are perhaps blunt instruments to even out our collective responsibility to maintain government and educational functions, but other options to achieve this goal don’t seem to get voters’ approval. —Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026

The Labor Department’s report Thursday showed that the four-week moving average of jobless claims, which evens out some of the weekly volatility, came in at 207,500, about 3,500 lower than the previous week. —ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026

Zuccarello’s return simply evens out the lines, giving the Wild two quality scoring lines between Kaprizov-Ryan Hartman-Zuccarello and Marcus Johansson-Joel Eriksson Ek-Matt Boldy. —Michael Russo, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for even out

• roundabout
• runabout
• sauerkraut
• thereabout
• turnabout
• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout