UNSYMMETRICAL Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

unsymmetrical

adjective

Definition of unsymmetrical

as in asymmetrical

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Recent Examples of unsymmetrical 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 It is believed that North Korea’s previous space rockets used unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine as fuel and dinitrogen tetroxide as an oxidizer. — TIME, 29 May 2024 Under his cap, everything around his eyes sweats; his smile is crooked but near constant, his beard half-shaven and unsymmetrical. — Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2021 This shrinking market has opened the door to the Angara rocket, which has the advantage of not using environmentally hazardous fuel for each of its stages—Proton engines used nitrogen tetroxide and unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine. — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 25 June 2018

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Last May at the Cannes Film Festival, Cruz sported Chanel’s contemporary elegance, wearing a black gown with an asymmetrical cut and tufts of black fabric on the shoulder and right thigh.

— Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 11 Oct. 2026
But in a similar move to the substantial losses that Iran had been dealt by the US and Israel earlier in the war, the Houthis chose asymmetric targets.

— Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of asymmetrical

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Instead, the board passed an unbalanced budget that could fire thousands of teachers, open the door to furlough days and drive up our debt service.

— Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
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

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