SYMMETRICAL Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

symmetrical

adjective

variants or symmetric

Definition of symmetrical

as in proportioned

having sides or halves that are the same; having or showing symmetry The human body is symmetrical. a symmetrical design

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Recent Examples of symmetrical Like many of the homes throughout Virginia, Birdwood Mansion was built according to Jeffersonian architectural and design ideals, with symmetrical details like an entrance portico, Doric columns, and impressive brickwork. — Heather Bien, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2026 For both your antiques and florals, use an odd number of items to keep it from feeling too symmetrical or rigid. — Ella Field, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2026 But the more symmetrical approach that United adopted stopped them from generating the routes through the block that had been much more promising in the first half. — Jon MacKenzie, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 The ratio is starting to bounce off that 34% symmetrical pullback against suggesting that memory and hardware may be ready to once again step into a leadership role. — Todd Gordon, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for symmetrical

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For years, America's been in the chokehold of unnecessarily oversized pickup trucks, but recent announcements of new vehicles show that common sense – and more reasonably proportioned utes – may soon prevail.

— Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of proportioned

Adjective

While spaghetti squash may elicit a lower blood sugar response than acorn squash, both can fit into a balanced lifestyle that supports blood sugar levels.

— Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 2 Nov. 2026
The administration made the fiscally responsible decision to incorporate these proceeds into its supplemental pension payment as part of a balanced budget that also maintains funding for critical services and neighborhood investments.

— Todd Feurer, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of balanced

Adjective

From the gently curved double flaps to the sweeping, wing-like sides, every element of the bag seems to follow its own graceful arc.

— Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2026
One graceful solution is to find the parts of the photos that still have positive meaning for you and to edit them.

— Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of graceful

Adjective

Ziggy Marley was headlining the show with Burning Spear, and the air was thick with the sound of harmonic lineage.

— Sophie Miller, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026
But at times, the caliber of their technical and harmonic choices sounds arty and sophisticated.

— Ernesto Lechner, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of harmonic

Adjective

The film’s treatment of Odysseus’s lies, too, seems consonant with the Ten Commandments instead of Homer’s moral worldview.

— Luis Parrales, The Atlantic, 26 July 2026
But recent research found that members of the Tsimane’, a native Amazonian society in Bolivia, rate consonant and dissonant chords as equally pleasurable.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 May 2026

Definition of consonant

Adjective

The property has a cohesive design thread in its use of maximalism, though no two guest rooms look quite alike, providing a sense of unique eclecticism.

— Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 30 Oct. 2026
Knead with your hand in the bowl to form a cohesive mass (some of the chocolate may fall out, but just press it back in).

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026

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