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uneven

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms 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 of uneven

broken, bumpy, coarse, irregular, jagged, lumpy, pebbly, ragged, rough, roughened, rugged, scraggy
Words Related to uneven

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 of uneven

exact, uniform

aligned (also alined), regular, true

horizontal, tabular

plumb, straight, vertical

flush
Antonyms of uneven

even, flat, level, plane, smooth

2 not staying constant

  • the level of attendance at the ballpark has been very uneven this season
Synonyms of uneven

changing, erratic, fluctuating, irregular, unequal, unstable, unsteady, varying
Words Related to uneven

capricious, changeable, changeful, choppy, fickle, fluid, inconsistent, inconstant, mercurial, mutable, uncertain, unsettled, variable, volatile
Near Antonyms of uneven

regular
Antonyms of uneven

changeless, constant, stable, steady, unchanging, unvarying

3 inclined or twisted to one side

  • a goofy guy with an uneven grin
Synonyms of uneven

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

asymmetrical (or asymmetric), unbalanced, unsymmetrical

contorted, disordered, distorted, irregular
Phrases Synonymous with uneven

out of plumb (or off plumb)
Near Antonyms of uneven

ordered, orderly, regular, uniform

balanced, symmetrical (or symmetric)
Antonyms of uneven

even, level, straight

Synonym Discussion of uneven

rough, harsh, uneven, rugged, scabrous mean not smooth or even. rough implies points, bristles, ridges, or projections on the surface.
    • a rough wooden board
harsh implies a surface or texture distinctly unpleasant to the touch.
    • a harsh fabric that chafes the skin
uneven implies a lack of uniformity in height, breadth, or quality.
    • an old house with uneven floors
rugged implies irregularity or roughness of land surface and connotes difficulty of travel.
    • a rugged landscape
scabrous implies scaliness or prickliness of surface.
    • a scabrous leaf

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