adv. Function: adverb
1 in equal parts FF1C; a career divided evenly between stage and screen FF1E;
Synonyms: equally, fifty-fifty, squarely
Related Words: commensurably, proportionately
Contrasted Words: disproportionately, unequally
Antonyms: unevenly
2 in a just or fair manner FF1C; she was evenly polite to everyone FF1E;
Synonyms: equally, impartially
Related Words: fairly, justly
Contrasted Words: unfairly, unjustly
3 without variation or fluctuation FF1C; spread the paint evenly FF1E;
Synonyms: flatly, smooth, smoothly, uniformly
Contrasted Words: irregularly, roughly
Antonyms: unevenly