uneven
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2.7
- adjective
- /ʌnˈivən/
:
desigual
- And our outcomes were uneven at best.
- uneven distribution
- uneven development
- uneven playing field
And of course, Cortez and his men eventually would bring smallpox, so it was an uneven match.
- And of course, Cortez and his men eventually would bring smallpox, so it was an uneven match.
- Moving the goal posts and setting an uneven playing field that disadvantages other races and not seeing that as a problem.
Examples
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For instance, our sample size was rather small, and the gender distribution of participants was clearly uneven.
Academic text (2014) -
First, there was an uneven distribution of participants across grades.
Academic text (2015) -
We have a very uneven distribution of the future on this campus.
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The state has been successful in employing an uneven development strategy.
Academic text (1993) -
"I didn't realize until I came here how uneven the playing field is."
Academic text (2004) -
The current system was declared unconstitutional because of the uneven funding and resources available to school districts.
Academic text (1994) -
Despite major efforts by all parties, Russian-European gas relations remain fairly uneven.
Academic text (2010) -
Parish studies have reinforced their conclusions about the uneven development of ecclesial structures in modern Italy.
Academic text (2003) -
Yet the distribution of Soviet military power was uneven among Warsaw Pact members, with much of it concentrated in the industrialized Northern Tier.
Academic text (2018) -
In the championship, the teams were on uneven playing fields, giving one an advantage over the other.
Synonyms
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3.0
Not the same in amount or quality
8
4.6
Not even in the way parts or people are placed
4
8.0
Not fair when people or groups do not get the same treatment
A contest where one side is much stronger or more skilled than the other
Antonyms
Compounds
How Even
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Uneven is made of un- ('not') and even ('equal' or 'level'), so you can think of it as 'not equal'. So an uneven contest is one where the sides are 'not equal' in skill or power, giving one side a clear advantage.