uneven
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uneven
- /ʌnˈivən/
Rhymes with -iːvən
Where it comes from
From Middle English uneven, from Old English unefen (“unequal, unlike, dissimilar, diverse, irregular”), equivalent to un- + even. Cognate with Dutch oneven (“unequal, uneven, odd”), German uneben (“uneven, rough, irregular, bumpy”).
adjective more uneven · most uneven
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Of a surface, not even; covered with raised spots, pits and grooves.
Similar: jagged
- Not level or smooth.
- Not uniform. I've spent hours on overcrowded trains, and time on ones which were almost empty, because the recovery [from COVID] has been uneven.
- Varying in quality. Even white activists who lacked a thoroughgoing anti-racist consciousness or were uneven in their understanding saw unity in the struggle against all forms of oppression as key.
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Odd.
Opposite: even
Similar: rough
verb unevens · unevening · unevened
- To make uneven. Initially it nestled among the dozens of Indian mounds that unevened the earth near the river until they were leveled to accommodate commerce.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: unequal, untrue, mismatched, irregular, unparallel, inconsistent, ragged, jagged, scraggy, lumpy, crinkly, crinkled, patchy, spotty, wavy, cross-grained
adjective
Similar: rough
Translations
Every language
adj (about surface) not even
| Español | desigual, escabroso |
|---|---|
| Português | desigual |
| Deutsch | uneben |
| Русский | неро́вный neróvnyj, нечётный nečótnyj |
adj not level or smooth
| Español | desnivelado, disparejo, desparejo |
|---|---|
| Português | desnivelado |
| Français | inégal, scabreux |
| Deutsch | uneben |
| Română | denivelat |
| Русский | неро́вный neróvnyj, негла́дкий negládkij, шерохова́тый šeroxovátyj |
adj not uniform
| Español | disparejo, desparejo, dispar |
|---|---|
| Português | desuniforme |
| Русский | неравноме́рный neravnomérnyj |
adj varying in quality
| Español | despatronizado, desparejo, disparejo, dispar |
|---|---|
| Português | despadronizado |
| Русский | неровный nerovnyj |
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@misc{uneven_2026,
title = {uneven},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/uneven},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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