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asymmetry

noun

Definition of asymmetrynext
as in imbalance

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Recent Examples of asymmetry The asymmetry can help visually lengthen and balance a round face. — Laura Solla, Vogue, 24 Aug. 2026 Such posthumous asymmetry is even more pronounced in the case of Roy Cohn. — James Wolcott, Air Mail, 22 Aug. 2026 Each letter stands for a warning sign, asymmetry, border, color, diameter and evolving. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 18 Aug. 2026 Economists studying the post-recession years have found this asymmetry systematically rewarded people who already owned capital before the crash and penalized everyone who didn’t yet have any. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for asymmetry
Recent Examples of Synonyms for asymmetry
  1. imbalance
  2. disproportion
  3. tension
  4. disunity
Noun
  • Woodland’s population has grown substantially, creating enrollment imbalances among district schools.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The supply-demand imbalance has led to soaring prices and a windfall for memory and storage stocks.
    — Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of imbalance
Noun
  • The disproportion between their small numbers and enormous consequences cannot be explained primarily by technology, mass media or even the war on terror.
    — Faisal Devji, Time, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Manuel also jangles this apparent order with the striking visual trope of disorienting disproportions of scale—figures appearing unexpectedly small or large in the course’s expanses.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2026
Definition of disproportion
Noun
  • Gael is herself a little nervous, not only about the tension but about leaving Kayden.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
  • There had always been tensions among American Jews, and these, in Texas, had a specific character.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of tension
Noun
  • Most believe there could be solutions through civil dialog, there are answers in the middle, and there is destructive disunity at the fringes.
    — Letters to the Editor, Hartford Courant, 2 June 2026
  • Whether that agreement will rapidly come to fruition on such a tight timeline is looking increasingly difficult – especially amid disunity among House and Senate Democrats.
    — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
Definition of disunity

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“Asymmetry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/asymmetry. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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