asymmetrical

adjective

variants or asymmetric
Definition of asymmetricalnext
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 That shape, whose contour resembles both an indecipherable ideogram and a flat asymmetrical spaceship, shows Parsons’s inventive side. — John Yau, ARTnews.com, 24 July 2026 The supergiants can propagate their supergiant form by dividing equally, or revert to normal morphs by undergoing asymmetrical cell divisions. — Jay Kakade july 23, Refractor, 23 July 2026 While any peasant blouse or billowy eyelet top will do the trick, there’s something so romantic and eye-catching about an asymmetrical shirt with black jorts. — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 23 July 2026 Persistent upper-level wind shear has produced a lop-sided, asymmetric storm with most of the rainfall in the southern quadrant of the storm. — Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for asymmetrical
Recent Examples of Synonyms for asymmetrical
  1. oblique
  2. uneven
  3. unsymmetrical
  4. unbalanced
  5. irregular
Adjective
  • Tom missed all but one snap, though, between Weeks 2-4 with an oblique injury.
    — Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • One thing that could hurt the Giants’ vibe moving forward is the health of outfielder Victor Bericoto, who left the game with an oblique injury after striking out on a foul tip in the fifth inning.
    — Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 10 July 2026
Definition of oblique
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  • The First Circuit's decision applies only to the 23 states that sued over the executive order, possibly creating an uneven legal landscape between red and blue states.
    — Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 26 July 2026
  • That Seigler homer started a run of uneven outings for Minter, who allowed another two-run homer on Friday night to Kyle Tucker.
    — Tim Britton, New York Times, 25 July 2026
Definition of uneven
Adjective
  • The unsymmetrical appearance of the gas and dust lanes in Dracula's Chivito in this stunning Hubbleimage indicates that dynamic processes are occurring within the disk as its morphology is gradually shaped by interactions with its surroundings.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Dec. 2025
  • Fuels such as nitrogen tetroxide and unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine are toxic and corrosive, while liquid hydrogen and oxygen must be stored at extremely low temperatures, posing risks of leakage, brittleness in metals, and explosive vaporization.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
Definition of unsymmetrical
Adjective
  • The cracks tend to show up at the same time, the way unbalanced loads expose a weak frame.
    — Rob Versaw, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Their starting rotation does not throw strikes, their bullpen is unbalanced, and no outfield in baseball boasts a lower batting average or on-base percentage.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Definition of unbalanced
Adjective
  • Early perimenopause typically brings irregular periods that arrive at least a week late or early, lighter or heavier flow, and hot flashes in roughly 40% of women.
    — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026
  • Early perimenopause often brings irregular periods, lighter or heavier flow and hot flashes in about 40% of women.
    — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 July 2026
Definition of irregular

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