UNEVENLY Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

unevenly

adverb

Definition of unevenly

as in unequally

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Recent Examples of unevenly The pipes fill unevenly, in bursts, timed to tax law and market peaks rather than to need. — Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026 If rooms that once cooled quickly now feel stuffy or unevenly cooled, your system may be struggling to circulate air properly. — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 29 June 2026 Thomson sprinkles critique throughout his book like seasoning unevenly applied to a gamey piece of meat. — Michael O’Donnell, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026 African teams are playing big in this year's tournament, against soccer legends that are performing unevenly. — Jasmine Garsd, NPR, 26 June 2026 Plug-ins require frequent swapping and tend to burn through oil unevenly, meaning one room is overpowering while another has gone flat. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2026 Of course, these things are unevenly distributed, and the consequences of that are readily apparent. — Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 29 June 2026 Behind the scenes, fatigue or resentment can reveal where work has become unfair or is unevenly distributed. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026 Despite using the flagship Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, the Xperia 1 VIII runs unevenly at the best of times, and has a propensity to overheat. — Dominic Preston, The Verge, 23 June 2026

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Federal Aviation Administration rules bar cities from treating airlines unequally, and the council's action put $90 million in federal grant funding in jeopardy, according to one council member.

— Brian Maass, CBS News, 26 June 2026
But its outputs can still produce what researchers call disparate impact – unequal harm, distributed unequally.

— Pragati Awasthi, The Conversation, 26 May 2026

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