UNEVENLY Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

unevenly

adverb

Definition of unevenly

as in unequally

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Recent Examples of unevenly But ProPublica found that Fidelity and DAFgiving360 appeared to apply their policies unevenly. — Ellis Simani, ProPublica, 14 Aug. 2026 Edibles are frequently absorbed unevenly and impatience is one of the most common reasons first-timers end up overdoing it. — Peter Su, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Under an alternating electric field, particles of different sizes started interacting unevenly. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026 German arms-makers are expanding production, and defense budgets are rising across the Continent, if unevenly. — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026 Overfussing with muffin batter often results in dry and unevenly baked muffins, studded with holes, according to experts at Quaker. — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Aug. 2026 When the sign was illuminated Thursday, part of one side displayed a purple strip and appeared unevenly lit. — Tyler Quattrin, Twin Cities, 7 Aug. 2026 Agentic systems can generate costs autonomously and unevenly. — Bryan Murphy, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026 Not always very precisely balanced between horror, homage and mystery, this intriguing if unevenly realized construct will nonetheless lure genre fans and nostalgists alike with its imagined back chapter of golden-age Hollywood. — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 31 July 2026

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In their view, being equal means that people are the same in all ways that matter legally; policies built on group differences must therefore be rejected as treating people unequally before the law.

— Teresa M. Bejan, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026
Federal Aviation Administration rules bar cities from treating airlines unequally, and the council's action put $90 million in federal grant funding in jeopardy, according to one council member.

— Brian Maass, CBS News, 26 June 2026

Definition of unequally

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Read on its own, the essay is a reasonable brief for why enterprises should treat this moment differently than the last decade of cybersecurity practice.

— Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
The language of family trusts can be interpreted differently by siblings and their attorneys.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 Aug. 2026

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