EVENLY Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

evenly

adverb

Definition of evenly

as in uniformly

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Recent Examples of evenly Place in the air fryer basket, lightly spray all over with olive oil, and season evenly with 2 teaspoons salt and 1 teaspoon black pepper. — ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026 At just shy of an hour, the project is split almost evenly between new music and previously released tunes. — Julius Miller, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026 Never dump soil in large clumps in the garden; instead, sprinkle it thinly and evenly. — Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 14 Aug. 2026 Finite element analysis supported the finding, showing that reducing the c-axis dimension distributed mechanical stress more evenly throughout the grains. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026 Many mathematicians are hoping to prove that waves experiencing chaos not only spread out completely but also spread out exactly evenly over the entire space. — Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 12 Aug. 2026 Ahead of the July inflation report, traders were about evenly split on whether the Fed would hike or hold at the September meeting. — Rachel Barber, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026 Drizzle 2 teaspoons olive oil over dough; spread evenly with fingers or a pastry brush. — Shelly Westerhausen Worcel, Midwest Living, 12 Aug. 2026 This can be a sandwich-ready log, or split it into two evenly-sized rounds for one loaf to enjoy now and one to freeze for later. — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Aug. 2026

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Under ordinary conditions, electrons in erbium tritelluride are distributed relatively uniformly.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2026
If menopause were uniformly mild, a generic office visit would be adequate payment.

— Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of uniformly

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Basic groceries like milk, cheese, eggs, and pancake mix are also available, though guests are equally free to bring their own supplies to cook in their rooms.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
Both sides rotated halfway through, giving two ‘starting XIs’ 60 minutes of game-time each, balancing the load out equally across their squads.

— George Edwards, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026

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