Meanings
comparative more symmetrical · superlative most symmetrical
- Exhibiting symmetry; having harmonious or proportionate arrangement of parts; having corresponding parts or relations.
symmetrical design
3 more examples
perfectly symmetrical
The building had a perfectly symmetrical façade.
She admired the symmetrical pattern of the snowflake.
Synonyms: symmetric · Antonyms: asymmetrical
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveExhibiting symmetry; having harmonious or proportionate arrangement of parts; having corresponding parts or relations.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivehaving similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts
adjectiveexhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents of an entity or between different entities
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Englishsymmetry
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishsymmetrical
Translations
Arabic مُتَنَاظِر, مُتَمَاثِل
- مُتَنَاظِر (mutanāẓir)exhibiting symmetry
- مُتَمَاثِل (mutamāṯil)exhibiting symmetry
Bulgarian симетри́чен
- симетри́чен (simetríčen)exhibiting symmetry
Catalan simètric
- simètricexhibiting symmetry
Chinese Mandarin 對稱 /对称
- 對稱 /对称 (duìchèn)exhibiting symmetry
Czech souměrný, symetrický
- souměrnýexhibiting symmetry
- symetrickýexhibiting symmetry
Danish symmetrisk
- symmetriskexhibiting symmetry
Dutch symmetrisch
- symmetrischexhibiting symmetry
Esperanto simetria
- simetriaexhibiting symmetry
Finnish symmetrinen
- symmetrinenexhibiting symmetry
French symétrique
- symétriqueexhibiting symmetry
German symmetrisch
- symmetrischexhibiting symmetry
Greek συμμετρικός
- συμμετρικός (symmetrikós)exhibiting symmetry
Hindi सममित
- सममित (sammit)exhibiting symmetry
Hungarian szimmetrikus
- szimmetrikusexhibiting symmetry
Icelandic samhverfur
- samhverfurexhibiting symmetry
Indonesian simetris
- simetrisexhibiting symmetry
Irish siméadrach, comhchruthach
- siméadrachexhibiting symmetry
- comhchruthachexhibiting symmetry
Italian simmetrico, speculare
- simmetricoexhibiting symmetry
- speculareexhibiting symmetry
Japanese 対称な
- 対称な (taishō-na)exhibiting symmetry
Māori hangarite
- hangariteexhibiting symmetry
Norwegian Bokmål symmetrisk
- symmetriskexhibiting symmetry
Persian متقارن
- متقارن (moteqâren)exhibiting symmetry
Polish symetryczny
- symetrycznyexhibiting symmetry
Portuguese simétrico
- simétricoexhibiting symmetry
Romanian simetric
- simetricexhibiting symmetry
Russian симметри́чный
- симметри́чный (simmetríčnyj)exhibiting symmetry
Scottish Gaelic co-chothromach
- co-chothromachexhibiting symmetry
Spanish simétrico
- simétricoexhibiting symmetry
Swedish symmetrisk
- symmetriskexhibiting symmetry
Tagalog parianyuin
- parianyuinexhibiting symmetry
Ukrainian симетри́чний
- симетри́чний (symetrýčnyj)exhibiting symmetry
Yiddish סימעטריש
- סימעטריש (simetrish)exhibiting symmetry
Cite this entry
symmetrical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/symmetrical
“symmetrical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/symmetrical. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “symmetrical,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/symmetrical.
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