unsymmetrical

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adjective

Not symmetrical.

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asymmetricalasymmetriclopsidedunsymmetricanisometricunequal
OriginEnglish symmetrical ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveunsymmetrical (comparative more unsymmetrical, superlative most unsymmetrical)

comparative more unsymmetrical · superlative most unsymmetrical

  1. Not symmetrical.

    Nature is full of unsymmetrical things; even the human body, with its semblance of symmetry, has the heart on the left...

    1959, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, volume XV, number 3

    Synonyms: asymmetrical, asymmetric, lopsided

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveNot symmetrical.

Similar
asymmetricalasymmetriclopsided

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivelacking symmetry

Similar
unsymmetricasymmetricalasymmetric

adjectivehaving unsymmetrical parts or unequal dimensions or measurements

Similar
anisometricunequal
Also see
anisometricasymmetricasymmetricaldissymmetricalunequalunsymmetric

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishsymmetry
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  11. Englishsymmetrical
  12. Englishunsymmetrical

From un- + symmetrical.

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Translations

German unsymmetrisch
  • unsymmetrischnot symmetrical
Irish míchruthach
  • míchruthachnot symmetrical
Māori tipihori, tipirori
  • tipihorinot symmetrical
  • tipirorinot symmetrical
  • hikuwarunot symmetrical
  • hikuarunot symmetrical
Norwegian usymmetrisk
  • usymmetrisknot symmetrical
Polish asymetryczny, niesymetryczny
  • asymetrycznynot symmetrical
  • niesymetrycznynot symmetrical
Romanian nesimetric
  • nesimetricnot symmetrical
Tagalog habang
  • habangnot symmetrical
Cite this entry
APA

unsymmetrical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsymmetrical

MLA

“unsymmetrical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsymmetrical. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unsymmetrical,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsymmetrical.

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