Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun even
1 sense of even
Sense 1
evening, eve, even, eventide -- (the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall); "he enjoyed the evening light across the lake")
=> day, daytime, daylight -- (the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside; "the dawn turned night into day"; "it is easier to make the repairs in the daytime")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb even
3 senses of even
Sense 1
flush, level, even out, even -- (make level or straight; "level the ground")
=> change surface -- (undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface)
Sense 2
even, even out -- (become even or more even; "even out the surface")
=> change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")
Sense 3
even, even out -- (make even or more even)
=> regularize, regularise -- (make regular or more regular; "regularize the heart beat with a pace maker")
Phrasal Verb-> even out#1; even off#1; even up#1
Antonyms of adj even
6 senses of even
Sense 1
even (vs. odd) -- (divisible by two)
odd (vs. even), uneven -- (not divisible by two)
Sense 2
even, fifty-fifty -- (equal in degree or extent or amount; or equally matched or balanced; "even amounts of butter and sugar"; "on even terms"; "it was a fifty-fifty (or even) split"; "had a fifty-fifty (or even) chance"; "an even fight")
INDIRECT (VIA equal) -> unequal -- (poorly balanced or matched in quantity or value or measure)
Sense 3
even (vs. uneven) -- (being level or straight or regular and without variation as e.g. in shape or texture; or being in the same plane or at the same height as something else (i.e. even with); "an even application of varnish"; "an even floor"; "the road was not very even"; "the picture is even with the window")
uneven (vs. even) -- (not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture; "an uneven color"; "uneven ground"; "uneven margins"; "wood with an uneven grain")
=> crinkled, crinkly, rippled, wavy, wavelike -- (uneven by virtue of having wrinkles or waves)
=> curly-grained, cross-grained, wavy-grained -- (of timber; having fibers running irregularly rather than in parallel)
=> irregular -- ((of a surface or shape); not level or flat or symmetrical; "walking was difficult on the irregular cobblestoned surface")
=> jagged, jaggy, scraggy -- (having a sharply uneven surface or outline; "the jagged outline of the crags"; "scraggy cliffs")
=> lumpy -- (having lumps; not smooth and even in texture; "lumpy gravy")
=> out of true, untrue -- (not accurately fitted; not level; "the frame was out of true"; "off-level floors and untrue doors and windows")
=> patchy -- (irregular or uneven in quality, texture, etc.; "a patchy essay"; "patchy fog")
=> pebble-grained -- ((of leather) having a rough surface as the result of being treated with a patterned roller)
=> ragged -- (having an irregular outline; "text set with ragged right margins"; "herded the class into a ragged line")
=> unparallel -- (not straight or parallel)
Sense 4
even, regular -- (symmetrically arranged; "even features"; "regular features"; "a regular polygon")
INDIRECT (VIA symmetrical) -> asymmetrical, asymmetric -- (characterized by asymmetry in the spatial arrangement or placement of parts or components)
Sense 5
even, regular -- (occurring at fixed intervals; "a regular beat"; "the even rhythm of his breathing")
INDIRECT (VIA steady) -> unsteady -- (subject to change or variation; "her unsteady walk"; "his hand was unsteady as he poured the wine"; "an unsteady voice")
Sense 6
tied (predicate), even, level (predicate) -- (of the score in a contest; "the score is tied")
INDIRECT (VIA equal) -> unequal -- (poorly balanced or matched in quantity or value or measure)
Similarity of adj even
6 senses of even
Sense 1
even (vs. odd) -- (divisible by two)
Sense 2
even, fifty-fifty -- (equal in degree or extent or amount; or equally matched or balanced; "even amounts of butter and sugar"; "on even terms"; "it was a fifty-fifty (or even) split"; "had a fifty-fifty (or even) chance"; "an even fight")
=> equal (vs. unequal) -- (having the same quantity, value, or measure as another; "on equal terms"; "all men are equal before the law")
Sense 3
even (vs. uneven) -- (being level or straight or regular and without variation as e.g. in shape or texture; or being in the same plane or at the same height as something else (i.e. even with); "an even application of varnish"; "an even floor"; "the road was not very even"; "the picture is even with the window")
=> flat, level, plane -- (having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another; "a flat desk"; "acres of level farmland"; "a plane surface"; "skirts sewn with fine flat seams")
=> flatbottom, flatbottomed -- (having a flat bottom; "a flatbottom kettle"; "a flatbottomed boat")
=> flush (predicate) -- (of a surface exactly even with an adjoining one, forming the same plane; "a door flush with the wall"; "the bottom of the window is flush with the floor")
=> justified -- (having words so spaced that lines have straight even margins)
=> lap-jointed -- (jointed so as to produce a flush surface)
=> straight-grained -- (of timber; having fibers that run in parallel)
=> level -- (oriented at right angles to the plumb; "the picture is level")
=> true, straight -- (accurately fitted; level; "the window frame isn't quite true")
Also See-> smooth#1; steady#1
Sense 4
even, regular -- (symmetrically arranged; "even features"; "regular features"; "a regular polygon")
=> symmetrical (vs. asymmetrical), symmetric -- (having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts)
Sense 5
even, regular -- (occurring at fixed intervals; "a regular beat"; "the even rhythm of his breathing")
=> steady (vs. unsteady) -- (not subject to change or variation especially in behavior; "a steady beat"; "a steady job"; "a steady breeze"; "a steady increase"; "a good steady ballplayer")
Sense 6
tied (predicate), even, level (predicate) -- (of the score in a contest; "the score is tied")
=> equal (vs. unequal) -- (having the same quantity, value, or measure as another; "on equal terms"; "all men are equal before the law")
Synonyms of adv even
4 senses of even
Sense 1
even -- (used as an intensive especially to indicate something unexpected; "even an idiot knows that"; "declined even to consider the idea"; "I don't have even a dollar!")
Sense 2
even -- (in spite of; notwithstanding; "even when he is sick, he works"; "even with his head start she caught up with him")
Sense 3
even, yet, still -- (to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons; "looked sick and felt even worse"; "an even (or still) more interesting problem"; "still another problem must be solved"; "a yet sadder tale")
Sense 4
even -- (to the full extent; "loyal even unto death")