Meanings
comparative more asymmetric · superlative most asymmetric
- Not symmetric.
an asymmetric shape
1 more example
asymmetric gameplay
gameplay where different players have different experiences
Synonyms: asymmetrical
- mathematicsOf a relation R on a set S: having the property that for any two elements of S (not necessarily distinct), at least one is not related to the other via R.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveNot symmetric.
antonym(s) of
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivecharacterized by asymmetry in the spatial arrangement or placement of parts or components
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Origin
- Ancient Greekἀσυμμετρία“disproportion, deformity”
- Englishasymmetric
From a- + symmetric, as Ancient Greek ἀσυμμετρία (asummetría, “disproportion, deformity”).
More words from Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan asimètric
- asimètricnot symmetric
Czech asymetrický
- asymetrickýnot symmetric
Danish asymmetrisk
- asymmetrisknot symmetric
Dutch asymmetrisch
- asymmetrischnot symmetric
Esperanto nesimetria
- nesimetrianot symmetric
Finnish epäsymmetrinen
- epäsymmetrinennot symmetric
French asymétrique
- asymétriquenot symmetric
German asymmetrisch
- asymmetrischnot symmetric
Hungarian aszimmetrikus
- aszimmetrikusnot symmetric
Icelandic ósamhverfur, ósamloka
- ósamhverfurnot symmetric
- ósamlokanot symmetric
Italian asimetrico
- asimetriconot symmetric
Japanese 非対称的
- 非対称的 (hi-taishō-teki)not symmetric
Norwegian Bokmål asymmetrisk
- asymmetrisknot symmetric
Polish asymetryczny, niesymetryczny
- asymetrycznynot symmetric
- niesymetrycznynot symmetric
Portuguese assimétrico
- assimétriconot symmetric
Romanian asimetric
- asimetricnot symmetric
Spanish asimétrico
- asimétriconot symmetric
Swedish asymmetrisk, osymmetrisk
- asymmetrisknot symmetric
- osymmetrisknot symmetric
Turkish asimetrik
- asimetriknot symmetric
Cite this entry
asymmetric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asymmetric
“asymmetric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asymmetric. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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