Even — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms
Meaning & Definition of Even
Even (adjective)
- having a horizontal surface, flat
- being without break, indentation, or irregularity, smooth
- being in the same plane or line—usually used with with
Even (adverb)
- —used as an intensive to stress an extreme or highly unlikely condition or instance
- —used as an intensive to stress the comparative degree
- —used as an intensive to indicate a small or minimum amount
Even (verb)
- to make even
- to become even
Even (noun)
- evening
Even (adverb) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms
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not merely this but also
"the blue whale is a huge, even awesome animal by any measure"
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to a full extent or degree
"I will love you even to the end of time"
similar: all, all of, all over, altogether, clean, completely, dead, enough, entire, entirely, exactly, fast, flat, full, fully, heartily, out, perfectly, plumb (chiefly dialect), quite, soundly, thoroughly, through and through, totally, utterly, well, wholly, wide, all the way, at length, down the line, down to the ground, for fair, in whole, to bits, to pieces, to the hilt, to the maxrelated: absolutely, categorically, cold, downright, hands down, plain, stone, stone-cold, unqualifiedly, basically, by and large, chiefly, generally, largely, mainly, more or less, mostly, overall, predominantly, predominately, primarily, principally, substantially, abundantly, copiously, generously, greatlynear: barely, hardly, just, kind of, marginally, minimally, scarcely, slightly, superficially, approximately, roughly, somewhat
Even (adjective) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms
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being neither more nor less than a certain amount, number, or extent
"the distance to town is an even mile"
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having a surface without bends, breaks, or irregularities
"let's find an even stretch of ground to pitch our tent"
near: inexact, irregular, unaligned, warped, undulating, undulatory, wavy, pitted, pockmarked, pocky -
resembling another in every respect
"the armies of the two countries are fairly even"
related: akin, alike, analogous, comparable, coordinate, correspondent, corresponding, equivalent, like, look-alike, matching, parallel, similar, such, suchlike, synonymous, tantamountopposite: different, disparate, dissimilar, distant, distinct, distinctive, distinguishable, diverse, nonidentical, other, unalike, unlike -
not varying
"energy demands do not stay even throughout the day but peak significantly during the afternoon hours"
Even (verb) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms
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to make free from breaks, curves, or bumps
"even the filling before adding the top layer of the cake"
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to make equal in amount, degree, or status
"the contention that producing more arms will even us with the enemy and therefore make us more secure"
related: equilibrate, equipoise, accommodate, adjust, compensate, fit, counterbalance, homogenize, normalize, regularize, standardize, democratizenear: disequilibrate
Related Entry: Even so (adverb)
Even so is a different word from Even. The synonyms below are for even so, not for even.
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in spite of that
"I know you claim not to care about the breakup; even so, you keep talking about it"
similar: howbeit, however, nevertheless, nonetheless, notwithstanding, still, still and all, though, withal, yet, all the same, at the same time
Related Entry: Even-keeled (adjective)
Even-keeled is a different word from Even. The synonyms below are for even-keeled, not for even.
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as in steady, even
similar: even, steady, well-adjusted, well-balanced, calm, collected, composed, cool, coolheaded, equal, level, limpid, peaceful, placid, possessed, recollected, sedate, self-composed, self-possessed, serene, smooth, together, tranquil, undisturbed, unperturbed, unruffled, unshaken, untroubled, unworried, imperturbable, nerveless, unflappable, unshakable, centered, disciplined, equable, self-contained, self-controlled, affable, breezy, devil-may-care, easygoing, happy-go-lucky, laid-back, loosey-goosey, mellow, carefree, nonchalant, unconcerned, assured, confident, self-assured
Related Entry: Get even (for) (phrase)
Get even (for) is a different word from Even. The synonyms below are for get even (for), not for even.
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to punish in kind the wrongdoer responsible for
"He took measures to get even for the theft of his school lunch."
related: castigate, fix, get, penalize, punish, scourge, chasten, chastise, correct, discipline, right, compensate, pay (back), recompense, repay
Related Entry: On an even keel (phrase)
On an even keel is a different word from Even. The synonyms below are for on an even keel, not for even.
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not undergoing a change in condition
"She's kept her credit score on an even keel so she hopes to be able to buy a car soon."
related: fast, fixed, hard-and-fast, immutable, inflexible, invariable, unalterable, unchangeable, established, set, settled, ceaseless, continuing, durable, enduring, lasting, permanentopposite: capricious, changeful, changing, fickle, fluctuating, fluid, inconstant, mercurial, skittish, uncertain, unpredictable, unsettled, unstable, unsteady, varying, volatile
Related Entry: Break (verb)
Break is a different word from Even. The synonyms below are for break, not for even.
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to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly
"hated telling her that I had broken her favorite glass vase"
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to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end
"the final vote broke the deadlock"
similar: break off, break up, can (slang), cease, cut off, cut out, desist (from), discontinue, drop, end, give over, halt, knock off, lay off, leave off, pack (up or in), quit, shut off, stop, have done with, put the kibosh onrelated: complete, conclude, finish, close (down), deactivate, block, blockade, dam, delay, detain, hinder, hold, hold back, impede, kibosh, obstruct, stem, call, suspend, arrest, brake, check, clamp down, rein (in), squash, squelch, stamp, stanch, stunt, suppress, turn back, pause, stay, abolish, abort, annul, demolish, destroy, dissolve, kill, ruin, scuttle, snuff -
to bring to a lower grade or rank
"the captain was broken to lieutenant commander for disobeying a direct order from his group commander"
related: can, cashier, dismiss, downsize, fire, lay off, sack, abase, debase, demean, humble, humiliate, lowernear: hire -
to change (as a secret message) from code into ordinary language
"Alan Turing and the Bletchley Park mathematicians broke the Enigma code being used by the Nazis"
related: descramble, unscramble, render, translate, dope (out), figure out, puzzle (out), solve, unravel, unriddle, work, work out -
to come to a temporary halt in one's activity
"she broke from her ruminations to find that it was already dinnertime"
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to cut into and turn over the sod of (a piece of land) using a bladed implement
"farmers once broke fields with horse-drawn plows"
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to fail to keep
"had to confess that he had broken his promise not to share their conversation with anyone"
related: disobey, rebel, blow off, brush (off), disregard, flout, ignore, neglect, overlook, overpass, pass over, slight, tune out, wink (at), dismiss, pooh-pooh, scorn, shrug off, defy, resist, withstandnear: defer (to), serve, submit (to), surrender (to), yield (to), attend, hear, heed, listen (to), mark, note, notice, regard, watch -
to find an answer for through reasoning
"Professor Bates broke the problem when she realized that it was possible to synthesize the necessary compounds"
similar: answer, crack, dope (out), figure out, puzzle (out), resolve, riddle (out), solve, unravel, unriddle, work, work out -
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of
"I broke a tooth on the hard candy"
similar: blemish, bloody, compromise, crab, cripple, cross (up), damage, deface, disfigure, endamage, flaw, harm, hurt, impair, injure, mar, spoil, vitiaterelated: deteriorate, enervate, enfeeble, undermine, weaken, erode, scour, wash out, wear (away), blight, tarnish, dent, ding, dint, botch, gum (up), queer, lacerate, wound, disable, hamstring, lame, maim, mangle, mutilate, torment, torture, annihilate, bang up, bash, batter, clobber, crush, dash, decimate, demolish, desolate, destroy, devastate, do in, pulverize, raze, ruin, scourge, shatter, smash, tear down, total, waste, wipe out, wreck -
to stop functioning
"after working for 30 years, the pump simply broke one day"
opposite: start (up) -
to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening
"the herd of gazelles broke when they saw the lions racing toward them from the ridge above"
similar: bolt, bug out, flee, fly, hightail (it), retreat, run, run away, run off, skedaddle, beat a retreat, beat it, make tracks, turn tail -
to use up all the physical energy of
"the trek up the mountain just about broke me"
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to become known
"as soon as the scandal broke, the CEO fled the country"
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to cause to lose one's fortune and become unable to pay one's debts
"another bad investment could break him"
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to come into existence
"the crisis had passed, and a new day was breaking"
similar: actualize, appear, arise, begin, commence, dawn, engender, form, materialize, originate, set in, spring, start -
to depart abruptly from a straight line or course
"the running back broke to his left before running out of bounds"
related: skew, slew, arc, arch, bend, bow, crook, curve, hook, round, sweep, wheel, about-face, pivot, circle, coil, curl, loop, spiral, turn, twist, wind, weave, zigzag, deviate, stray, wander, waveropposite: straighten -
to diminish the price or value of
"distressing economic news that will break many energy stocks"
similar: attenuate, cheapen, depreciate, depress, devaluate, devalue, downgrade, lower, mark down, reduce, sink, write down, write offrelated: debase, demonetize, underestimate, underprice, underrate, undervalue, abridge, compress, contract, de-escalate, deflate, downsize, dwindle, lessen, moderate, shrink -
to go beyond the limit of
"a menu with prices that is likely to break the budgets of all but the wealthiest of diners"
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to penetrate the surface (as of water) from below
"dolphins were breaking all around the boat"
Related Entry: Get (verb)
Get is a different word from Even. The synonyms below are for get, not for even.
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to acquire complete knowledge, understanding, or skill in
"I'm not sure I ever got the new math"
related: apprehend, comprehend, grasp, know, understand, absorb, assimilate, digest, drink (in), imbibe, ascertain, descry, detect, determine, dig up, discern, discover, examine, find out, hear, hit (on or upon), run down, scare up, search (for), see, track (down), tumble (to), unearth, major (in), study, memorizeopposite: unlearn -
to become affected with (a disease or disorder)
"don't cough on me—I don't want to get your cold"
related: break out (with), die (from), succumb (to), fail, languish, sink, waste (away), weaken, wilt, wither, worsennear: come back, gain, heal, mend, recoup, recover, recuperate, snap back, rally, rebound, recover (from), shake (off) -
to become the father of
"Abraham was quite old when he got Isaac, his only son"
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to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest requests
"tried to get the mayor to let us stage the concert in the town square, but she refused"
similar: argue, bring, bring around, convert, convince, gain, induce, move, persuade, prevail (on or upon), satisfy, talk (into), win (over)related: blandish, blarney, cajole, coax, entreat, exhort, fast-talk, urge, wheedle, allure, beguile, lead on, lure, seduce, snow, tempt, brainwash, overpersuade, incline, influence, prompt, sell, sway, attract, draw, entice, interest, chew over, converse, debate, discuss, dispute, hash (over), moot, reason (with) -
to come upon after searching, study, or effort
"redid the math problem until I got the right answer"
similar: ascertain, descry, detect, determine, dig out, dig up, discover, dredge (up), ferret (out), find, find out, hit (on or upon), hunt (down or up), learn, locate, nose out, root (out), rout (out), rummage, run down, scare up, scout (up), track (down), turn up -
to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts
"continuously clearing your throat like that is starting to get to me"
similar: aggravate, annoy, bother, bug, burn (up), chafe, eat, exasperate, frost, gall, grate, gripe, hack (off), irk, irritate, itch, nark (British), nettle, peeve, persecute, pique, put out, rasp, rile, ruffle, spite, vex, get one's goat, get on one's nerves, get to, rub the wrong way, set one's teeth on edge, stick in one's craw, wear onrelated: hassle, heckle, nag, inflame, provoke, rouse, badger, bait, bullyrag, devil, hagride, harass, harry, pester, plague, tease, anger, antagonize, enrage, incense, infuriate, madden, rankle, roil, agitate, discomfort, discompose, disquiet, distress, exercise, freak (out), fret, perturb, undo, unhinge, unsettle, upset, worry, affront, insult, miff, offend, outrage -
to eventually have as a state or quality
"it's going to get colder as winter approaches"
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to receive as return for effort
"got an A on his final paper"
similar: acquire, attain, bag, bring in, capture, carry, come by, draw, earn, gain, garner, knock down, land, make, obtain, procure, pull down, realize, reap, secure, win -
to have a clear idea of
"she was speaking so fast—did you get what she said?"
similar: appreciate, apprehend, assimilate, behold, catch, catch on (to), cognize, compass, comprehend, conceive, cotton (to or on to), decipher, decode, dig, discern, grasp, grok, intuit, know, make, make out, perceive, recognize, register, savvy, see, seize, sense, tumble (to), twig, understand, pick up onopposite: miss -
to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly
"the defense tackled the running back and got the ball"
similar: bag, capture, catch, collar, cop (slang), corral, glom, grab, grapple, hook, land, nab, nail, net, nobble (British slang), rap, seize, snag, snap (up), snare, snatch, trap, take hold (of)related: glove, halter, lasso, rope, apprehend, arrest, detain, bay, corner, clasp, clutch, fasten (on), fist, grasp, grip, hold, latch (on or onto), secure, rend, wrest, enmesh, ensnare, entangle, entrap, mesh, abduct, kidnap, spirit (away or off)opposite: miss -
to leave a place often for another
"will get away to the Bahamas for a vacation"
similar: bail, bail out, begone, book (slang), bug off, bug out, bugger off (British slang), buzz (off), clear off (chiefly British), clear out, cut out, depart, dig out, exit, get off, go, go off, move, pack (up or off), part, peel off, pike (out or off), pull out, push off, push on, quit, run along, sally (forth), scarper (British), shove (off), step (along), take off, vamoose, walk out, beat it, hit the road, pull stakes, take a hike, take a powder -
to achieve a victory over
"you may have won this game, but I'll get you next time"
similar: beat, best, conquer, defeat, dispatch, do down (British), get around, lick, master, overbear, overcome, overmatch, prevail (over), skunk, stop, subdue, surmount, take, trim, triumph (over), upend, win (against), worst, get the better of, knock for a looprelated: sweep, edge (out), nose out, pip (British), annihilate, blow away, blow out, bomb, break, bury, clobber, cream, crush, drub, finish, flatten, overwhelm, rout, shellac, skin, slaughter, smoke (slang), snow under, thrash, trounce, upset, wallop, wax (slang), whip, cap, excel, flourish, score, succeed, knock off, knock over, overpower, overthrow, subjugate, unseat, vanquish, ace (out), better, eclipse, exceed, outdistance, outdo, outfight, outshine, outstrip, overtop, surpass, top, transcendopposite: lose (to) -
to transmit information or requests to
"I've been trying all day, but I can't get either of them in order to ask the question"
similar: address, communicate (with), contact, reach, get hold of, get in touch with, touch base (with) -
to put to death deliberately
"I'll get you if you talk to the cops, the loan shark warned"
similar: assassinate, bump off, croak (slang), dispatch, do in, execute, ice (slang), knock off, liquidate, murder, neutralize, off (slang), put away, rub out, slay, snuff, take out, terminate, whack (slang), do away with -
to throw into a state of mental uncertainty
"what gets me is why she would do such a weird thing"
similar: addle, baffle, bamboozle, beat, befog, befuddle, bemuse, bewilder, buffalo, confound, confuse, discombobulate, disorient, flummox, fox, fuddle, gravel, maze, muddle, muddy, mystify, perplex, pose, puzzle, vex, blow one's mind, go to one's headrelated: stick, stump, weird out, abash, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, embarrass, faze, fluster, mortify, nonplus, rattle, agitate, bother, chagrin, discomfort, discompose, dismay, disquiet, distress, disturb, perturb, stun, unhinge, unsettle, upset, beguile, cozen, deceive, delude, dupe, fool, gull, hoax, hoodwink, humbug, misguide, mislead, snow, string along, take in, trick
Related Entry: Broken (verb)
Broken is a different word from Even. The synonyms below are for broken, not for even.
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to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly
"hated telling her that I had broken her favorite glass vase"
related: atomized, crushed, ground, powdered, pulverized, reduced, blasted, blown up, burst, detonated, exploded, cracked, popped, shattered, shivered, smashed, chipped, slivered, splintered, split, imploded, destroyed, ruined, wreckednear: doctored, fixed, healed, mended, patched, rebuilt, reconditioned, reconstructed, renovated, repaired -
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end
"the final vote broke the deadlock"
similar: broken off, broken up, canned (slang), ceased, cut off, cut out, desisted (from), discontinued, dropped, ended, given over, halted, knocked off, laid off, left off, packed (up or in), quit, shut off, stopped, had done with, put the kibosh onrelated: completed, concluded, finished, closed (down), deactivated, blockaded, blocked, dammed, delayed, detained, held, held back, hindered, impeded, kiboshed, obstructed, stemmed, called, suspended, arrested, braked, checked, clamped down, reined (in), squashed, squelched, stamped, stanched, stunted, suppressed, turned back, paused, stayed, abolished, aborted, annulled, demolished, destroyed, dissolved, killed, ruined, scuttled, snuffednear: carried on, continued, followed through (with), kept up, run on, advanced, proceeded, progressed, actuated, driven, impelled, propelled, stirred -
to bring to a lower grade or rank
"the captain was broken to lieutenant commander for disobeying a direct order from his group commander"
related: canned, cashiered, dismissed, downsized, fired, laid off, sacked, abased, debased, demeaned, humbled, humiliated, lowerednear: hired -
to change (as a secret message) from code into ordinary language
"Alan Turing and the Bletchley Park mathematicians broke the Enigma code being used by the Nazis"
related: descrambled, unscrambled, rendered, translated, doped (out), figured out, puzzled (out), solved, unraveled, unriddled, worked, worked out -
to come to a temporary halt in one's activity
"she broke from her ruminations to find that it was already dinnertime"
related: hesitated, broken in, interrupted, ceased, discontinued, ended, finished, stopped, terminated, knocked off, laid off, quit, lapsed, let up -
to cut into and turn over the sod of (a piece of land) using a bladed implement
"farmers once broke fields with horse-drawn plows"
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to fail to keep
"had to confess that he had broken his promise not to share their conversation with anyone"
similar: breached, contravened, fractured, infringed (on or upon), offended, traduced, transgressed, violatedrelated: disobeyed, rebelled, blown off, brushed (off), disregarded, flouted, ignored, neglected, overlooked, overpassed, passed over, slighted, tuned out, winked (at), dismissed, pooh-poohed, scorned, shrugged off, defied, resisted, withstoodnear: deferred (to), served, submitted (to), surrendered (to), yielded (to), attended, heard, heeded, listened (to), marked, noted, noticed, regarded, watched -
to find an answer for through reasoning
"Professor Bates broke the problem when she realized that it was possible to synthesize the necessary compounds"
similar: answered, cracked, doped (out), figured out, puzzled (out), resolved, riddled (out), solved, unraveled, unriddled, worked, worked outrelated: concluded, decided, deduced, gathered, inferred, judged, reasoned, cleared (up), ironed out, straightened (out), unscrambled, untangled, untied, assumed, conjectured, divined, guessed, presumed, speculated, deciphered, decoded -
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of
"I broke a tooth on the hard candy"
similar: blemished, bloodied, compromised, crabbed, crippled, crossed (up), damaged, defaced, disfigured, endamaged, flawed, harmed, hurt, impaired, injured, marred, spoiled, vitiatedrelated: deteriorated, enervated, enfeebled, undermined, weakened, eroded, scoured, washed out, worn (away), blighted, tarnished, dented, dinged, dinted, botched, gummed (up), queered, lacerated, wounded, disabled, hamstrung, lamed, maimed, mangled, mutilated, tormented, tortured, annihilated, banged up, bashed, battered, clobbered, crushed, dashed, decimated, demolished, desolated, destroyed, devastated, done in, pulverized, razed, ruined, scourged, shattered, smashed, torn down, totaled, wasted, wiped out, wreckedopposite: doctored, fixed, mended, patched, rebuilt, reconditioned, reconstructed, renovated, repaired, revamped -
to stop functioning
"after working for 30 years, the pump simply broke one day"
opposite: started (up) -
to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening
"the herd of gazelles broke when they saw the lions racing toward them from the ridge above"
similar: bolted, bugged out, fled, flown, hightailed (it), retreated, run, run away, run off, skedaddled, beaten a retreat, beaten it, made tracks, turned tailrelated: absconded, cleared out, decamped, eloped, escaped, got (away), got out, lammed, lit, made off, mizzled (chiefly British), scarpered (British), scatted, scrammed, skipped (out), skirrednear: bearded, braved, confronted, dared, defied, faced, abided, dwelled, hung around, lingered, remained, stayed, stuck around, tarried -
to use up all the physical energy of
"the trek up the mountain just about broke me"
similar: burned out, busted, done in, done up, drained, exhausted, fagged, fatigued, frazzled, harassed, killed, knocked out, outworn, tired, tuckered (out), washed out, wearied, worn, worn out, worn to a frazzlenear: activated, energized, invigorated, rejuvenated, strengthened, vitalized, relaxed, rested, unwound -
to become known
"as soon as the scandal broke, the CEO fled the country"
similar: circulated, come out, got about, got around, got out, got round, leaked (out), outed, spread -
to cause to lose one's fortune and become unable to pay one's debts
"another bad investment could break him"
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to come into existence
"the crisis had passed, and a new day was breaking"
similar: actualized, appeared, arisen, begun, commenced, dawned, engendered, formed, materialized, originated, set in, sprung, startedrelated: been, breathed, existed, lived, subsisted, arrived, come on, emerged, coalesced, cohered, shaped (up), continued, endured, lasted, persisted, survivednear: concluded, desisted, discontinued, finished, halted, quit, terminated, disappeared, dissolved, evaporated, vanished, departed, died, expired, passed away, perished -
to depart abruptly from a straight line or course
"the running back broke to his left before running out of bounds"
related: skewed, slewed, arced, arched, bent, bowed, crooked, curved, hooked, rounded, swept, wheeled, about-faced, pivoted, circled, coiled, curled, looped, spiraled, turned, twisted, wound, weaved, zigzagged, deviated, strayed, wandered, waveredopposite: straightened -
to diminish the price or value of
"distressing economic news that will break many energy stocks"
similar: attenuated, cheapened, depreciated, depressed, devaluated, devalued, downgraded, lowered, marked down, reduced, sunk, written down, written offrelated: debased, demonetized, underestimated, underpriced, underrated, undervalued, abridged, compressed, contracted, de-escalated, deflated, downsized, dwindled, lessened, moderated, shrunknear: bloated, blown up, inflated, overestimated, overpriced, overrated, overvalued, added, aggrandized, amplified, augmented, ballooned, boosted, compounded, dilated, enlarged, escalated, expanded, extended, heightened, increased, maximized, multiplied, raised, swelled, upped -
to go beyond the limit of
"a menu with prices that is likely to break the budgets of all but the wealthiest of diners"
similar: exceeded, outreached, outrun, overpassed, overreached, overrun, overshot, overstepped, surpassed, transcendedrelated: encroached, entrenched, infringed, invaded, trespassed, overdone, overused, overutilized, overworked -
to penetrate the surface (as of water) from below
"dolphins were breaking all around the boat"
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Another Word for Even
The most common words with a similar meaning to Even:
Antonyms & Opposite Words for Even
Words with the opposite meaning of Even:
Related Words for Even
Near Antonyms of Even
Word Forms of Even
Derived words: evenly (adverb), evenness (noun), evener (noun)
Origin & Etymology of Even
Middle English, from Old English efen; akin to Old High German eban even
First known use: before 12th century
Words & Phrases Containing Even
Frequently Asked Questions about Even
What does "Even" mean?
"Even" means having a horizontal surface, flat. As an an adjective, an adverb, a verb and a noun, it is defined as: having a horizontal surface, flat. It has 8 distinct senses.
What is another word for "Even"?
Other words for "Even" include indeed, nay, truly, verily, yea, all, all of and all over. The best synonym depends on which meaning of "Even" you intend.
What are different ways to say "Even"?
There are 168 words and phrases with a similar meaning to "Even". Common alternatives include indeed, nay, truly, verily, yea, all, all of, all over, altogether and clean.
What is the opposite of "Even"?
Antonyms of "Even" include half, halfway, incompletely, part, partially, partly, bumpy and coarse. Near antonyms include barely, hardly, just and kind of.
How do you use "Even" in a sentence?
Examples of "Even" in a sentence: "the blue whale is a huge, even awesome animal by any measure"; "I will love you even to the end of time"; "the distance to town is an even mile".
Is "Even" a noun, verb, or adjective?
"Even" can be used as an adjective, an adverb, a verb and a noun, depending on the context.
How do you pronounce "Even"?
"Even" is pronounced /ˈē-vən/.
What is the origin of the word "Even"?
"Even" comes from Middle English, from Old English efen; akin to Old High German eban even. First known use: before 12th century.