What is another word for even?

Across its 14 senses, even has 11 distinct synonyms: fifty-fifty, regular, tied, level, yet, still, flush, even out, and others. Each belongs to a specific meaning, listed on this page under the sense it serves.

What is the opposite of even?

The recorded antonyms are odd, uneven. Opposites are sense-specific too: this page shows which meaning each one is the opposite of, because a word rarely has a single opposite that holds for all of its senses.

Why are the synonyms for even split into groups?

Because even carries 14 recorded senses and each has its own set of substitutes. A single flat list would put words from unrelated meanings side by side with nothing to tell them apart, which is exactly how a writer picks the wrong one. The grouping comes from WordNet's synsets, not from an editorial judgement of ours.

Does this page cover every sense of even?

It covers the 11 senses that carry a synonym, antonym, broader or narrower term. The remaining 3 senses have none recorded, so they are left off a thesaurus page and shown in full on the word page instead.

Where do the synonyms for even come from?

From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

Synonyms and antonyms

even

even/ˈivɪn/

adjectiveadverbverbnounCore

even has 11 distinct synonyms spread across 9 of its 14 senses. Each sense below keeps its own list, because a synonym belongs to a meaning and not to a word: swapping one sense's substitute into another sense's sentence is how a thesaurus makes writing worse. Its 2 recorded opposites are odd, uneven.

11
Distinct synonyms: 2
Antonyms: 11 of 14
Senses with a relation

Counts are distinct word forms across every sense. A synonym that appears under three senses is counted once here and shown three times below, under each sense it belongs to.

even as an adjective

6 of 6 senses carry a relation

1.
divisible by two
SynonymsNo synonym recorded for this sense.
Antonymsodd
2.
equal in degree or extent or amount; or equally matched or balanced
“even amounts of butter and sugar”
Synonymsfifty-fifty
3.
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”
SynonymsNo synonym recorded for this sense.
Antonymsuneven
4.
symmetrically arranged
“even features”
Synonymsregular
5.
occurring at fixed intervals
“a regular beat”
Synonymsregular
6.
of the score in a contest
“the score is tied”
Synonymstied level

even as an adverb

1 of 4 senses carry a relation

3.
to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons
“looked sick and felt even worse”
Synonymsyet still

even as a verb

3 of 3 senses carry a relation

1.
make level or straight
“level the ground”
Synonymsflush level even out
Related
Broaderchange surface
Narrowergrade strickle
2.
become even or more even
“even out the surface”
Synonymseven out
Related
Broaderchange
3.
make even or more even
Synonymseven out
Related
Broaderregularize

even as a noun

1 of 1 sense carry a relation

1.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
“he enjoyed the evening light across the lake”
Synonymsevening eve eventide
Related
Broaderday
Narrowerguest night

3 of the 14 recorded senses carry no synonym, antonym or related term, so they are not shown above. Every sense, with its definition and examples, is on the full entry for even.

Questions about even

What is another word for even?: Across its 14 senses, even has 11 distinct synonyms: fifty-fifty, regular, tied, level, yet, still, flush, even out, and others. Each belongs to a specific meaning, listed on this page under the sense it serves.
What is the opposite of even?: The recorded antonyms are odd, uneven. Opposites are sense-specific too: this page shows which meaning each one is the opposite of, because a word rarely has a single opposite that holds for all of its senses.
Why are the synonyms for even split into groups?: Because even carries 14 recorded senses and each has its own set of substitutes. A single flat list would put words from unrelated meanings side by side with nothing to tell them apart, which is exactly how a writer picks the wrong one. The grouping comes from WordNet's synsets, not from an editorial judgement of ours.
Does this page cover every sense of even?: It covers the 11 senses that carry a synonym, antonym, broader or narrower term. The remaining 3 senses have none recorded, so they are left off a thesaurus page and shown in full on the word page instead.
Where do the synonyms for even come from?: From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

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Synonyms, antonyms and the broader and narrower relations for even come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Full sources and licences.

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