UNEVENLY Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

unevenly

adverb

Definition of unevenly

as in unequally

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Recent Examples of unevenly Still, the 2021 GAO investigation found that the protections were unevenly understood and applied. — María Luisa Paúl, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026 After the big changes of 2023, initial progress came unevenly. — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Over time, this can cause the materials beneath to wear unevenly. — Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 3 Sep. 2026 But those signs of momentum showed up only unevenly to the bottom line. — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026 The decline in applications was unevenly distributed across institutions, with data suggesting a larger cushion for the most competitive universities than for those with a lower global profile. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026 Microwaving heats butter unevenly, causing some areas to melt while others remain too cold. — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2026 When those institutions apply standards unevenly, founders spend scarce resources fighting for the right to perform ordinary business functions. — Rachel Braun Scherl, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026 But ProPublica found that Fidelity and DAFgiving360 appeared to apply their policies unevenly. — Ellis Simani, ProPublica, 14 Aug. 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

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Sure, that’s a special case that could’ve gone very differently, but Ferrari’s different car performance case in 2026 is the bigger factor here.

— Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
What do third-party organizations do differently than public school leadership?

— Samuel O’Neal September 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2026

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