UNEVENLY Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

unevenly

adverb

Definition of unevenly

as in unequally

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Recent Examples of unevenly Even after Kelly earlier issued a temporary restraining order compelling the administration to allow the reporters back into the White House, the order was observed unevenly. — David Folkenflik, NPR, 14 Oct. 2026 What Could Be Next The noise-color conversation is likely to move from TikTok curiosity to clinical tool over the next year or two, unevenly but visibly. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026 Such direct observations can be detailed, but they are often limited to near-coastal regions and unevenly distributed, while many of the most important stages of hurricane development occur over the open ocean where direct observations are sparse. — Chanh Kieu, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026 As wet electrodes get thicker, the liquid binder migrates unevenly during drying, ruining the battery‘s structure. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026 Families that appear stable and hardworking sometimes cannot stretch their earnings to cover both rent and groceries, especially as the cost of living rises unevenly. — Christine Franz, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026 Still, the 2021 GAO investigation found that the protections were unevenly understood and applied. — María Luisa Paúl, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026 After the big changes of 2023, initial progress came unevenly. — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Over time, this can cause the materials beneath to wear unevenly. — Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 3 Sep. 2026

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In their view, being equal means that people are the same in all ways that matter legally; policies built on group differences must therefore be rejected as treating people unequally before the law.

— Teresa M. Bejan, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026
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

Definition of unequally

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What Art of Play could have done differently Paul Fombelle, an associate professor of marketing at Northeastern University’s D’Amore-McKim School of Business, told Fortune that the encounter may have been a genuine misunderstanding.

— Bilin Lin, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026
One agency may require an additional review before advancing an environmental decision, while another may interpret a reevaluation trigger differently depending on how similar cases have been handled in the past.

— Balaji Sreenivasan, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

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