unevenly

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/ʌnˈivənli/

adverb

In an uneven or haphazard manner.

Similar
unequallyhaphazardlyraggedly
Opposite
evenlyequally
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Meanings

adverbunevenly (comparative more unevenly, superlative most unevenly)

comparative more unevenly · superlative most unevenly

  1. In an uneven or haphazard manner.

    Network Rail said this has been due to the driest ever spring and summer, which caused clay embankments to shrink unevenly in a process called soil moisture deficit.

    2025 November 12, “West of England services respite”, in RAIL, number 1048, page 17
  2. In an unequal manner.

    Put easily, instamining is a method that enables coins to be issued unfairly or unevenly.

    2019 September 23, Prasanna Peshkar, “Instamine vs Premine”, in Cryptoticker

    Synonyms: unequally

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbIn an unequal manner.

Similar
unequally

uneven manner

Similar
haphazardly

antonym(s) of “all senses”

Opposite
evenly

antonym(s) of “unequal manner”

Opposite
equally

More synonyms by meaning

adverbin an uneven and irregular way

Opposite
evenly

adverbin a ragged uneven manner

Similar
raggedly

adverbin an unequal or partial manner

Similar
unequally
Opposite
evenly
Also see
haphazardlyraggedlyunequally

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From uneven + -ly or un- + evenly.

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Translations

Catalan desigualment
  • desigualmentin an unequal manner
Russian неравноме́рно, неро́вно
  • неравноме́рно (neravnomérno)in an unequal manner
  • неро́вно (neróvno)in an uneven manner
Spanish disparejamente, desparejamente
  • disparejamentein an uneven manner
  • desparejamentein an uneven manner
  • disparmentein an uneven manner
  • desniveladamentein an uneven manner
Swedish ojämnt
  • ojämntin an uneven manner
Cite this entry
APA

unevenly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unevenly

MLA

“unevenly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unevenly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unevenly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unevenly.

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