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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
Another of her iconic pink dresses, the asymmetrical Ralph & Russo creation worn by the actor at the 2015 Oscars, is available for purchase as well.
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Margot Blaise, Vanity Fair, 26 Feb. 2026
Viewed another way, the deal is the latest installment in the ongoing, if asymmetric, power struggle between the executive and legislative branches.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2026
The expansion of the humanitarian system was untidy and asymmetric, driven by the organizational self-interest of the bigger international NGOs and UN agencies involved in crisis response and their desire for greater market share.
—Time, 26 Feb. 2026
Even the Super Bowl ad revealing its eye-catching asymmetric black-and-white livery hit trouble in the form of a lawsuit from Hollywood director Michael Bay.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
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Margot Blaise, Vanity Fair, 26 Feb. 2026
Viewed another way, the deal is the latest installment in the ongoing, if asymmetric, power struggle between the executive and legislative branches.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2026
The expansion of the humanitarian system was untidy and asymmetric, driven by the organizational self-interest of the bigger international NGOs and UN agencies involved in crisis response and their desire for greater market share.
—Time, 26 Feb. 2026
Even the Super Bowl ad revealing its eye-catching asymmetric black-and-white livery hit trouble in the form of a lawsuit from Hollywood director Michael Bay.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for asymmetrical
Adjective
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Crucially, however, there is another view onto Bove’s sculpture beyond the double illusionism of its oblique materialism and front-facing near-pictorialism.—
Gordon Hughes,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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Hunt hurt Catcher Blake Hunt had been shut down with an oblique injury.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Heating elements must survive high temperatures, constant airflow and uneven heat distribution.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Mar. 2026
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But employer coverage of obesity drugs remains uneven due to high costs, leaving roughly half of people with commercial insurance unable to start or stay on treatment, Lilly said in a release.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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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
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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
Adjective
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Decades of underfunding have left our educators doing more and more with less, and laws and regulations for public school educators that have doubled in the last 25 years are creating an unbalanced, unequal system of accountability across school systems.—
Sandy Thuringer,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Mar. 2026
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Symptoms from an unbalanced gut aren’t limited to your stomach and digestive system.—
Rena Goldman,
Health,
17 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Contractors or others with irregular income should have bigger cash buffers.—
Christine Benz,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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The irregular migrants, asylum seekers, refugees and undocumented migrants, precariously – and often fatally – trying to reach Europe in anything afloat, desperate in search of a better life.—
Thinus Ferreira,
Variety,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Asymmetrical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/asymmetrical. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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