evenly matched

: having a horizontal surface : flat

: being without break, indentation, or irregularity : smooth

: being in the same plane or line

used as an intensive to stress an extreme or highly unlikely condition or instance

used as an intensive to stress the comparative degree

used as an intensive to indicate a small or minimum amount

: to make even

: to become even

: evening

: a person or thing equal or similar to another

: one able to cope with another

: an exact counterpart

: to encounter successfully as an antagonist

: to set in competition or opposition

: to provide with a worthy competitor

: a chemically prepared wick or cord formerly used in firing firearms or powder

: a short slender piece of flammable material (such as wood) tipped with a combustible mixture that bursts into flame when slightly heated through friction (as by being scratched against a rough surface)