The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - evenadj.

1) smooth, flat, plane, level, regular, uniform, flush, straight, true: Sand the edges till they are even. 2) Sometimes, even with. level or uniform (with) , coextensive (with) , flush (with) , parallel (with or to) : Make sure that the lines at the bottom of the columns are even. Is that board even with the others? 3 steady, regular, consistent, constant, uniform, unvaried, unvarying, methodical, unchanging, set, equable, stable, measured, metrical, rhythmical, orderly, ordered, monotonous, unbroken, uninterrupted: We walked along at an even pace. 4) even-tempered, calm, equable, composed, placid, serene, peaceful, cool, tranquil, unruffled, imperturbable, undisturbed, impassive, steady, temperate, equanimous, self-possessed, sober, staid, sedate, sober-sided: People of even disposition are unexcited, unexcitable, and unexciting. 5) balanced, equal, the same, identical, coequal, level, drawn, on a par, tied, neck and neck; equivalent, Colloq fifty-fifty, Brit level pegging, US even Steven: At half-time the scores were even. I have an even chance of getting the job. 6 square, quits, equal: If I pay for this round, we'll be even. 7 fair (and square) , square, impartial, disinterested, neutral, just, even-handed, equitable, straightforward, on the level, honest, upright, unbiased, unprejudiced: See that you make an even distribution of the food parcels. 8) exact, precise, round, rounded off or out or up or down: The bill came to an even fifty pounds. 9) get even (with) . repay, revenge oneself (on) , even or settle accounts or the score (with) , requite, reciprocate, retaliate, be revenged: I'll get even with her for telling my mother. Whenever he feels that he's been insulted, he wants to get even. --adv. 1) 0 still, yet; all the (more) , indeed, (more) than ever: He is even dumber than I thought. He is in debt to everyone, even his daughter. 11) Sometimes, even with or though. notwithstanding, despite, in spite of, disregarding: Even with delays, we arrived on time. 1) 2 even so. nevertheless, nonetheless, still, yet, notwithstanding, all the same, in spite of that, despite that: He refused to attend; even so, we sent him an invitation. --v. 1) 3 Usually, even up or out. smooth, flatten, level, equalize; align: This road will be fine when they even out the bumps. 1) 4 even out or up. equalize, balance (out) , settle; compensate: Unfortunately, our profits and our expenses evened out.