unevenness

noun

Definition of unevennessnext
1
as in inconsistency

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2
as in imbalance

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unevenness
  1. inconsistency
  2. imbalance
  3. irregularity
  4. disparity
  5. inconsistence
  6. inequality
  7. instability
  8. shortcoming
Noun
  • Here are the three ways people try to balance inconsistency in relationships, and what drives them, according to the study.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The Atlanta Journal-Constitution investigation also revealed inconsistencies in Sparre's alibi.
    Max Hauptman, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of inconsistency
Noun
  • Human experts — global health strategists, international NGOs, and community representatives — may shape these insights into fair response strategies acknowledging power imbalances, language barriers, and historical inequities between countries.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
  • While the exact causes of IBS are not fully understood, factors like gut microbiota imbalances, immune dysfunction, and genetics likely play a role.
    Lindsay Curtis, Health, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of imbalance
Noun
  • Lake has not conceded either race and frequently tried—and failed—to overturn the 2022 Arizona gubernatorial results in court, citing unsubstantiated claims of voting irregularities.
    Ewan Palmer, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • There were lots of voting machine irregularities, and issues sending the results to the main hub via satellite.
    Juan J. Arroyo, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2024
Definition of irregularity
Noun
  • However, a staggering disparity remains in funding.
    Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Democratic lawmakers and advocates are lobbying Biden to commute the sentences of the 40 people on federal death row and use his clemency power to begin to address sentencing disparities and mass incarceration.
    Tamara Keith, NPR, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of disparity
Noun
  • And the main driver of the inconsistences seems to be due to contractual obligations and profits.
    Jake Frederico, The Arizona Republic, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Very inconsistent with practices, which led to inconsistence with games.
    Percy Allen, The Seattle Times, 31 July 2018
Definition of inconsistence
Noun
  • Issues like data privacy, algorithmic bias and transparency must be at the forefront, ensuring that AI does not perpetuate inequalities or endanger public trust.
    Sarim Nadeem, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
  • And an image of a woman named Linda Jackson washing her hair in a plastic bin on the Navajo Nation, the striking mountains of Monument Valley piercing the background, was how Elliot Ross shed light on what life is like in America’s water inequality capital.
    TIME Photo Department, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of inequality
Noun
  • The move has raised alarm during a period of potential instability as Syria navigates its transition away from 53 years of Assad rule.
    Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Geopolitical instability can significantly affect value chains and could jeopardize the viability of key suppliers, many of which are small and mid-sized enterprises in emerging markets, which may have invested less in their resilience.
    Chloe Demrovsky, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of instability
Noun
  • Meanwhile, the Knicks are left to regroup, knowing that the growing pains of integrating major offseason additions are part of the process — but also recognizing the urgency to address their shortcomings.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 12 Dec. 2024
  • My concern is that few politicians recognize the creeping financial and credibility risks with this impasse, and neither is there much recognition of the need to update the constitution and political process given the shortcomings that this debacle has highlighted.
    Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of shortcoming
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“Unevenness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unevenness. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

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