Uneven
adjective
Not smooth or level; full of bumps or irregularities.
The ground was so uneven that he stumbled.
Often appears as...
- uneven ground
- uneven surface
adjective
Not consistent; varying; unpredictable.
His performance was uneven throughout the season.
Often appears as...
- uneven performance
- uneven progress
adjective
Not equal or fair; giving more advantages to one side.
The battle was uneven, with their side heavily outnumbered.
Often appears as...
- uneven match
- uneven battle
adjective
Not smooth or level; full of bumps or irregularities.
The ground was so uneven that he stumbled.
Often appears as...
- uneven ground
- uneven surface
adjective
Not consistent; varying; unpredictable.
His performance was uneven throughout the season.
Often appears as...
- uneven performance
- uneven progress
adjective
Not equal or fair; giving more advantages to one side.
The battle was uneven, with their side heavily outnumbered.
Often appears as...
- uneven match
- uneven battle
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Descriptions
Use this when describing physical surfaces that you can see or feel are not flat.
Careful walking on the uneven sidewalk.
Pro Tip 2/3Visual Imagery
Creates a clear mental picture of non-smooth topography or objects.
She painted the uneven textures of the bark.
Pro Tip 3/3Hidden Difficulties
Implies potential challenges or hazards due to irregular surfaces.
Hiking on uneven trails can be risky.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Descriptions
Use this when describing physical surfaces that you can see or feel are not flat.
Careful walking on the uneven sidewalk.
Pro Tip 2/3Visual Imagery
Creates a clear mental picture of non-smooth topography or objects.
She painted the uneven textures of the bark.
Pro Tip 3/3Hidden Difficulties
Implies potential challenges or hazards due to irregular surfaces.
Hiking on uneven trails can be risky.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Descriptions
Use this when describing physical surfaces that you can see or feel are not flat.
Careful walking on the uneven sidewalk.
Pro Tip 2/3Visual Imagery
Creates a clear mental picture of non-smooth topography or objects.
She painted the uneven textures of the bark.
Pro Tip 3/3Hidden Difficulties
Implies potential challenges or hazards due to irregular surfaces.
Hiking on uneven trails can be risky.
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Meditations on the...
Pollyanna here lost her leg in an accident when she was just two years old. She's learned to dance with the aid of a blade prosthesis and she now competes in a class alongside nonamputees. But the skill of moving around on two legs and navigating often uneven ground is incredibly difficult to replicate.
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Adventure Photography: 4...
is they help combat situations where the light isn't uneven I think this is an essential tool that any photographer filmmaker should always have they weigh next to nothing and they can really make an impossible shot possible if I'm going out into the backcountry an item that's become so household as the
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Enthusiasm and design PIPE...
kind of glaze over with you know numbers like that and how do you frame it in some fashion that actually gives people context about what seven billion actually means and I'd always been fascinated by population density and just how incredibly uneven it is around the world and you know can we use that
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Safari Live - Day 11 PIPE...
these are the veins but you can see it's very uneven so we've got the very thin leading edge just like that as a plain wing and then you've got the trailing edge which is much longer and if you've sat on a plane which I'm sure many people across the world have done so I'm
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Safari Live - Day 322 PIPE...
it all back together again and the next day it was uneven one small we realized that there had to be another explanation to this although Steph and I had something of a disagreement about this because he was convinced it was water I was convinced otherwise anyway it turns
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The Shark Immune System...
in the shark's immune system. DAN Dermal denticles creates a very uneven shape that bacteria have a hard time adhering to. Because the bacteria can't adhere to it, they can't form colonies. And this is something that helps sharks to resist bacterial infections.
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Grandma Sue PIPE Life Below...
extremely uneven in it so take your time lead with your toe let your toes and everything tell you where the obstructions are breaking your ankle out here nobody's gonna be helping you are they there's gonna come a day I don't
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Why should you read...
This was a key feature of his trademark uneven tempo and black humor, which became popular throughout the Theatre of the Absurd. He also cultivated a mysterious persona, and refused to confirm or deny any speculations
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The most mysterious star...
such as uneven, unnatural looking dips. But it remains that even alien megastructures cannot defy the laws of physics. You see, anything that uses a lot of energy is going to produce heat, and we don't observe this.
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Fearsome Teeth of the...
yes just down below us whoa look at that they can certainly move it's incredible how fast they run over this terrain is rocky it's uneven very steep but they
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Meditations on the...
Pollyanna here lost her leg in an accident when she was just two years old. She's learned to dance with the aid of a blade prosthesis and she now competes in a class alongside nonamputees. But the skill of moving around on two legs and navigating often uneven ground is incredibly difficult to replicate.
Video examples
Adventure Photography: 4...
is they help combat situations where the light isn't uneven I think this is an essential tool that any photographer filmmaker should always have they weigh next to nothing and they can really make an impossible shot possible if I'm going out into the backcountry an item that's become so household as the
Video examples
Enthusiasm and design PIPE...
kind of glaze over with you know numbers like that and how do you frame it in some fashion that actually gives people context about what seven billion actually means and I'd always been fascinated by population density and just how incredibly uneven it is around the world and you know can we use that
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 11 PIPE...
these are the veins but you can see it's very uneven so we've got the very thin leading edge just like that as a plain wing and then you've got the trailing edge which is much longer and if you've sat on a plane which I'm sure many people across the world have done so I'm
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 322 PIPE...
it all back together again and the next day it was uneven one small we realized that there had to be another explanation to this although Steph and I had something of a disagreement about this because he was convinced it was water I was convinced otherwise anyway it turns
Video examples
The Shark Immune System...
in the shark's immune system. DAN Dermal denticles creates a very uneven shape that bacteria have a hard time adhering to. Because the bacteria can't adhere to it, they can't form colonies. And this is something that helps sharks to resist bacterial infections.
Video examples
Grandma Sue PIPE Life Below...
extremely uneven in it so take your time lead with your toe let your toes and everything tell you where the obstructions are breaking your ankle out here nobody's gonna be helping you are they there's gonna come a day I don't
Video examples
Why should you read...
This was a key feature of his trademark uneven tempo and black humor, which became popular throughout the Theatre of the Absurd. He also cultivated a mysterious persona, and refused to confirm or deny any speculations
Video examples
The most mysterious star...
such as uneven, unnatural looking dips. But it remains that even alien megastructures cannot defy the laws of physics. You see, anything that uses a lot of energy is going to produce heat, and we don't observe this.
Video examples
Fearsome Teeth of the...
yes just down below us whoa look at that they can certainly move it's incredible how fast they run over this terrain is rocky it's uneven very steep but they
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Alain Dehaze
Belgian Businessman
At best, policy is about protecting the rights of all workers while also driving fair competition and enabling opportunity. It is about making the future work for everyone. At worst, policy tries to resist change and creates uneven playing fields that eventually hurt everyone.
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June Jordan
American Writer
My father was both the person who gave me reason to learn how to fight and the one who taught me the basics of fighting. He would tell me that if it was a big fight, it would probably be uneven, it wouldn't be fair.
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George Soros
Hungarian Businessman
I see tremendous imbalance in the world. A very uneven playing field, which has gotten tilted very badly. I consider it unstable. At the same time, I don't exactly see what is going to reverse it.
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Ernest Mandel
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The conclusion you can draw from these characteristics is that you have an uneven development of class activity and an uneven development of class consciousness in the working class.
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Pankaj Mishra
Indian Novelist
It turns out that globalisation, while promising sameness through brand-name consumption, was fostering, through uneven economic growth, an intense feeling of difference.
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Herbert A. Simon
American Economist
The density of settlement of economists over the whole empire of economic science is very uneven, with a few areas of modest size holding the bulk of the population.
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Vera Farmiga
American Actress
I'm saying that the depth of exploration of the male psyche and the female psyche is uneven. I see further, deeper renderings of what it means to be a man.
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J. Kenji Lopez-Alt
American Chef
Typically, the thinner the gauge of a pan, the more intense the hot and cool spots that form on its interior, which can lead to uneven cooking.
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Gilbert White
English Scientist
The parish I live in is a very abrupt, uneven country, full of hills and woods, and therefore full of birds.
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Sharyl Attkisson
American Journalist
The rules seem rigged to protect government lawlessness, and the playing field is uneven.
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Alain Dehaze
Belgian Businessman
At best, policy is about protecting the rights of all workers while also driving fair competition and enabling opportunity. It is about making the future work for everyone. At worst, policy tries to resist change and creates uneven playing fields that eventually hurt everyone.
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June Jordan
American Writer
My father was both the person who gave me reason to learn how to fight and the one who taught me the basics of fighting. He would tell me that if it was a big fight, it would probably be uneven, it wouldn't be fair.
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George Soros
Hungarian Businessman
I see tremendous imbalance in the world. A very uneven playing field, which has gotten tilted very badly. I consider it unstable. At the same time, I don't exactly see what is going to reverse it.
Quote examples
Ernest Mandel
Belgian Author
The conclusion you can draw from these characteristics is that you have an uneven development of class activity and an uneven development of class consciousness in the working class.
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Pankaj Mishra
Indian Novelist
It turns out that globalisation, while promising sameness through brand-name consumption, was fostering, through uneven economic growth, an intense feeling of difference.
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Herbert A. Simon
American Economist
The density of settlement of economists over the whole empire of economic science is very uneven, with a few areas of modest size holding the bulk of the population.
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Vera Farmiga
American Actress
I'm saying that the depth of exploration of the male psyche and the female psyche is uneven. I see further, deeper renderings of what it means to be a man.
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J. Kenji Lopez-Alt
American Chef
Typically, the thinner the gauge of a pan, the more intense the hot and cool spots that form on its interior, which can lead to uneven cooking.
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Gilbert White
English Scientist
The parish I live in is a very abrupt, uneven country, full of hills and woods, and therefore full of birds.
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Sharyl Attkisson
American Journalist
The rules seem rigged to protect government lawlessness, and the playing field is uneven.
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