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or asymmetric
as in oblique
having two sides or halves that are not the same; not symmetrical
She wore a striking dress with an asymmetrical neckline.
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Recent Examples of asymmetrical
At the highest level, our joints are asymmetric, and our bodies are dynamic.
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Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
With a homeschooled aesthetic, its features were off in ways that felt accidentally beautiful: asymmetrical walnut nooks and niches, a surprising mix of herringbone mahogany and rose-pink marble, a playfully modernist fireplace covered in white limestone plaster.
—Keith Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2025
Ashlee Simpson slayed in an all-black look featuring a cutout top and frayed asymmetrical hem.
—Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Stark white leather uppers contrast with shiny asymmetrical green and red accents, plus whimsical bumblebee motifs.
—Amina Ayoud, Glamour, 3 Sep. 2025
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Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
With a homeschooled aesthetic, its features were off in ways that felt accidentally beautiful: asymmetrical walnut nooks and niches, a surprising mix of herringbone mahogany and rose-pink marble, a playfully modernist fireplace covered in white limestone plaster.
—Keith Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2025
Ashlee Simpson slayed in an all-black look featuring a cutout top and frayed asymmetrical hem.
—Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Stark white leather uppers contrast with shiny asymmetrical green and red accents, plus whimsical bumblebee motifs.
—Amina Ayoud, Glamour, 3 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for asymmetrical
Recent Examples of Synonyms for asymmetrical
Adjective
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After going down with an oblique injury earlier this month, top rookie Roman Anthony was given a four-to-six-week timeline for a potential return to the lineup.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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Hill missed nearly a month of training camp and preseason with an oblique injury.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Conventional cooling systems often rely on cold plates that offer indirect contact with battery cells, which can result in uneven temperature distribution.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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Polishing and setting diamonds on uneven surfaces is a rare skill and Chopard does it all in-house.—
Thomas Waller,
Footwear News,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Under his cap, everything around his eyes sweats; his smile is crooked but near constant, his beard half-shaven and unsymmetrical.—
Emiliano Tahui Gómez,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
11 Aug. 2021
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The system used helium as a pressurizing gas, inhibited nitrogen tetroxide for an oxidizer, and a blended hydrazine fuel made up of a mixture of around 50 percent unsymmetrical dimethyl hydrazine and 50 percent anhydrous hydrazine.—
Alex Hollings,
Popular Mechanics,
24 July 2019
Adjective
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That’s going to wear thin quickly because the friendship becomes unbalanced and remains so.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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Have unbalanced and excessive cortisol?—
Margaux Anbouba,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The mobiles stir like birds or trees; the stabiles squat, grumpy and irregular, like walruses.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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Examples of these processes can be found throughout nature, from the unpredictable rise and fall of stock market values to the irregular heartbeat cadence.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Asymmetrical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/asymmetrical. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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