NONSYMMETRICAL Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

nonsymmetrical

adjective

Definition of nonsymmetrical

as in asymmetrical

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Adjective

Now, my question was, this is a very asymmetric way of thinking about personal time.

— Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2026
The scale of an investment such as this one is asymmetrical with the legal and administrative capacity of a small, rural community, said Anthony Pipa, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution who studies development and policy in rural areas.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of asymmetrical

Adjective

While the same anthropologists also emphasize that some hunter-gatherers are very unequal and that equality takes deliberate effort, the prevailing impression is that equality characterizes hunter-gatherers, past and present.

— Christopher von Rueden, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2026
Jay Caspian Kang argues that personalizing the problem of an unequal school system is the wrong approach.

— Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of unequal

Adjective

Israel’s campaign, which officials have argued is necessary for national security, has killed more than 74,000 people, according to Palestinian health ministry figures, and been described as disproportionate by critics.

— Allegra Goodwin, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
Opponents say the new terminal would undermine years of progress cleaning up the air in the neighboring area, which has long experienced disproportionate pollution due to its proximity to the port and other industry.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of disproportionate

Adjective

In a game that looked lopsided for the better part of three quarters, the Chargers did enough Sunday to scare the defending Super Bowl champions.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
The only other change came from Grapevine Faith Christian, who stunned Southwest Christian, handing the Eagles a lopsided 56-35 loss.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of lopsided

Adjective

If yours clicks every time the blades spin, the cause could be as simple as a loose screw or an unbalanced blade.

— Tricia Goss, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2026
In her time on the board, Zaccor has been a strong voice for more funding from Springfield and voted for the unbalanced budget a few months ago.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of unbalanced

Adjective

The membership, which is invite-only, can include procedures like plasma exchange, which involves having your blood removed and separated from harmful substances like abnormal proteins before it is returned to the body.

— Renée Onque, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
Cocaine therefore appears to hijack a normal action-selection system rather than recruit a circuit dedicated to abnormal behavior.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026

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