evening out

Making things equal

Evening out is making something more uniform or balanced.

Irregularities get smoothed, disparities get reduced: The tax code needs evening out.

A surface can be evened out by sanding.

Income inequality might be evened out through policy.

The phrase also applies to scores or standings becoming equal: The game is evening out in the second half.

leveling

balancing

Achieving equal distribution

equalizingMaking uniform or level
smoothingReducing irregularities systematically
flatteningReducing to evenness

standardizing · normalizing · adjusting · calibrating · stabilizing · regulating · harmonizing · moderating · homogenizing · averaging

socializing

nightlife

Evening entertainment culture

dinnerPrimary evening meal
cocktailsAlcoholic blended beverages
partyGathering for celebration

dancing · clubbing · drinks · gathering · date · soiree · restaurant · friends · mingling · entertainment

Categories

nightlifebars, clubbing, clubs, nightclubs, bar crawl
straighteningunbending, uncoiling, uncurling, unfolding, untwisting
compulsionsOCD, compulsion, obsession, handwashing, hand washing
levelingflattening, smoothing, planing, balancing, equalizing
balanceequilibrium, balancing, harmony, stability, symmetry
flattening actionsleveling, smoothing, ironing, pressing, crushing

Opposites

balance and uniformity

evening outunbalancing

Disrupting stability or equilibrium

destabilizing · skewing · tilting · throwing off · disrupting

smoothness of surface

evening outroughening

Making less smooth

texturing · rippling · wrinkling · corrugating · ruffling

distribution of resources or outcomes

evening outconcentrating

Directing mental effort narrowly

polarizing · differentiating · hoarding · monopolizing · centralizing

Family

even, out, evening, uneven, evenly, evenings, evens, eventide, even out

Familiarity: Top 100,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G