| ADJECTIVE | all | uneven | not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture |
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| all | uneven, mismatched | (of a contest or contestants) not fairly matched as opponents | |
| all | uneven, odd | not divisible by two | |
| all | uneven | variable and recurring at irregular intervals | |
| all | uneven, spotty, scratchy | lacking consistency |
| Sounds | ahniy'vahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture. | |
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| Examples |
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| Attribute of | evenness, invariability | A quality of uniformity and lack of variation |
| Narrower | crinkled, crinkly, rippled, wavy, wavelike | uneven by virtue of having wrinkles or waves |
| curly-grained, cross-grained, wavy-grained | Of timber | |
| irregular | (of a surface or shape) | |
| jagged, jaggy, scraggy | Having a sharply uneven surface or outline | |
| lumpy | Having lumps | |
| out of true, untrue | not accurately fitted | |
| patchy | Irregular or uneven in quality, texture, etc. | |
| pebble-grained | (of leather) having a rough surface as the result of being treated with a patterned roller | |
| ragged | Having an irregular outline | |
| unparallel | not straight or parallel | |
| See also | rough, unsmooth | Having or caused by an irregular surface |
| unsteady | subject to change or variation | |
| Opposite | even | Level or straight or regular and without variation as e.g. in shape or texture |
| Spanish | desigual, desnivelado, desuniforme, irregular | |
| Catalan | desigual | |
| Nouns | unevenness | the quality of being uneven and lacking uniformity |
| Adverbs | unevenly | in an uneven and irregular way |
| Meaning | (of a contest or contestants) not fairly matched as opponents. | |
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| Example | "vaudeville...waged an uneven battle against the church" | |
| Synonym | mismatched | |
| Broader | unequal | poorly balanced or matched in quantity or value or measure |
| Spanish | desigual | |
| Catalan | desigual | |
| Nouns | unevenness | the quality of being unbalanced |
| Adverbs | unevenly | in an unequal or partial manner |
| Meaning | not divisible by two. | |
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| Synonym | odd | |
| Opposite | even | divisible by two |
| Spanish | impar | |
| Catalan | imparell, senar | |
| Meaning | Variable and recurring at irregular intervals. | |
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| Examples |
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| Broader | unsteady | subject to change or variation |
| Meaning | lacking consistency. | |
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| Synonyms | spotty, scratchy | |
| Broader | inconsistent | Displaying a lack of consistency |
| Spanish | desigual, irregular | |
| Catalan | desigual | |
| Nouns | unevenness | the quality of being uneven and lacking uniformity |
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