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Imbalance vs Uneven - What's the difference?

imbalance | uneven |

As a noun imbalance

is the property of not being in balance.

As an adjective uneven is

not even.

imbalance

English

Noun

(balance) (en-noun)
  • The property of not being in balance.
  • The growing imbalances between the rich and poor first lead to more crime.
  • * 2013 , Daniel Taylor, Danny Welbeck leads England's rout of Moldova but hit by Ukraine ban'' (in ''The Guardian , 6 September 2013)[http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/sep/06/england-moldova-world-cup-qualifier-matchreport]
  • Ross Barkley, a second-half substitute, almost marked his debut with a goal but by that stage England were playing at half-pace. A team can do that when the imbalance of talent is this considerable.

    uneven

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not even
  • Not level or smooth
  • Not uniform
  • Varying in quality
  • Synonyms

    * rough

    Derived terms

    * unevenly * unevenness

    See also

    * irregular * unequal English adjectives ending in -en