uneven
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture
an uneven color
Related & opposite
- rough also see
- unsteady also see
- even antonym
- invariability attribute
- unevenness derivation
- rippled similar to
- curly-grained similar to
- irregular similar to
- jagged similar to
- lumpy similar to
- out of true similar to
- patchy similar to
- pebble-grained similar to
- ragged similar to
- unparallel similar to
Sense 2 adjective
(of a contest or contestants) not fairly matched as opponents
vaudeville...waged an uneven battle against the church
Related & opposite
- unevenness derivation
- unequal similar to
Sense 3 adjective
not divisible by two
Related & opposite
Sense 4 adjective
variable and recurring at irregular intervals
an uneven gait
Related & opposite
- unsteady similar to
Sense 5 adjective
lacking consistency
the golfer hit the ball well but his putting was spotty
Related & opposite
- unevenness derivation
- inconsistent similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | rough |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | unsteady |
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | even |
| 1 | attribute | Related & opposite | invariability |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | unevenness |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | rippled |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | curly-grained |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | irregular |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | jagged |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | lumpy |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | out of true |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | patchy |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | pebble-grained |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | ragged |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | unparallel |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | unevenness |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | unequal |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | even |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | oddness |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | unsteady |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | unevenness |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | inconsistent |