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1 being neither more nor less than a certain amount, number, or extent the distance to town is an even mile Synonyms exact, flat, precise, round Near Antonyms approximate, comparative, near, relative; imprecise

2 having a surface without bends, breaks, or irregularities let's find an even stretch of ground to pitch our tent Synonyms level, flat, flush, plane, smoothRelated Words exact, uniform; aligned (also alined), regular, true; horizontal, tabular; plumb, straight, verticalNear Antonyms inexact, irregular, unaligned, warped; undulating, undulatory, wavy; pitted, pockmarked, pockyAntonyms bumpy, coarse, lumpy, rough, uneven, unsmoothed

3 resembling another in every respect the armies of the two countries are fairly even Synonyms coequal, duplicate, equal, same, identical, indistinguishableRelated Words akin, alike, analogous, comparable, coordinate, correspondent, corresponding, equivalent, like, look-alike, matching, parallel, similar, such, suchlike, synonymous, tantamountNear Antonyms differentiable, discriminable; divers, miscellaneous, sundry, varied, variousAntonyms different, disparate, dissimilar, distant, distinct, distinctive, distinguishable, diverse, nonidentical, other, unalike, unlike

4 not varying energy demands do not stay even throughout the day but peak significantly during the afternoon hours Synonyms uniform, invariant, steady, unchanging, undeviating, unvarying, unwaveringRelated Words fixed, immutable, invariable, set, unalterable, unchangeableAntonyms changing, deviating, nonuniform, unsteady, varying

1 not merely this but also the blue whale is a huge, even awesome animal by any measure Synonyms indeed, nay, truly, verily, yea Related Words assuredly, certainly, decidedly, definitely, doubtless, incontestably, incontrovertibly, indisputably, positively, really, surely, truly, undeniably, undoubtedly, unquestionably Phrases in fact, in reality, in truth

2 to a full extent or degree I will love you even to the end of time Synonyms all, all of, all over, altogether, clean, completely, dead, enough, entire, entirely, fully, exactly, fast, flat, full, heartily, out, perfectly, plumb [chiefly dialect], quite, soundly, thoroughly, through and through, totally, utterly, well, wholly, wideRelated Words absolutely, categorically, cold, downright, hands down, plain, stone, stone-cold, unqualifiedly; basically, by and large, chiefly, generally, largely, mainly, more or less, mostly, overall, predominantly, predominately, primarily, principally, substantially; abundantly, copiously, generously, greatlyNear Antonyms barely, hardly, just, kind of, marginally, minimally, scarcely, slightly, superficially; approximately, roughly, somewhatAntonyms half, halfway, incompletely, part, partially, partly

1 to make free from breaks, curves, or bumps even the filling before adding the top layer of the cake Synonyms flatten, level, plane, smooth, smoothen Related Words clip, crop, pare, prune, shave, trim; lay, press, spread; card, comb, rake; surface Near Antonyms coarsen, rumple, wrinkle; bend, kink; dent, pit Antonyms rough, roughen

2 to make equal in amount, degree, or status the contention that producing more arms will even us with the enemy and therefore make us more secure Synonyms balance, equate, equalize, levelRelated Words equilibrate, equipoise; accommodate, adjust, compensate, fit; counterbalance; homogenize, normalize, regularize, standardize; democratizeNear Antonyms disequilibrate