variants
or asymmetric
as in oblique
having two sides or halves that are not the same; not symmetrical
She wore a striking dress with an asymmetrical neckline.
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Recent Examples of asymmetrical
These include round, east-west, side-set (widely set), teardrop, narrow, asymmetrical, and bell shape.
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Bianca London, Glamour, 28 Mar. 2025
Think: fringe, coins, animals, celestial, geometric, or asymmetrical.
—Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 24 Mar. 2025
Courtesy of brand Chloé Jelly Sandals $590 Bloomingdale's Heeled thong sandals with ballerina ribbons and an asymmetrical midi skirt.
—Renata Joffre, Glamour, 29 Mar. 2025
The look put a high-fashion spin on deconstructed dressing, featuring a bodice in a neutral beige tone with an asymmetrical neckline.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 28 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for asymmetrical
Bianca London, Glamour, 28 Mar. 2025
Think: fringe, coins, animals, celestial, geometric, or asymmetrical.
—Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 24 Mar. 2025
Courtesy of brand Chloé Jelly Sandals $590 Bloomingdale's Heeled thong sandals with ballerina ribbons and an asymmetrical midi skirt.
—Renata Joffre, Glamour, 29 Mar. 2025
The look put a high-fashion spin on deconstructed dressing, featuring a bodice in a neutral beige tone with an asymmetrical neckline.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 28 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for asymmetrical
Recent Examples of Synonyms for asymmetrical
Adjective
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With McNeil out with an oblique strain, Baty has a chance to make the Opening Day roster as a second baseman.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
15 Mar. 2025
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Matt Waldron didn’t even want to think about what a severe oblique injury would mean.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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But also undeniable is the Heat receiving tangible depth from the Plan B trade with Butler, depth that arguably had previously been lacking amid the uneven seasons of Terry Rozier and Jaime Jaquez Jr., as well as depth compromised by the broken hand of Nikola Jovic.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2025
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After running out of steam with the uneven 1992 sister albums Lucky Town and Human Touch, Springsteen spent most of the decade raising his kids and tentatively circling a reunion with the E Street Band while searching for new directions.—
Ryan Leas,
Vulture,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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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
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The system used helium as a pressurizing gas, inhibited nitrogen tetroxide for an oxidizer, and a blended hydrazine fuel made up of a mixture of around 50 percent unsymmetrical dimethyl hydrazine and 50 percent anhydrous hydrazine.—
Alex Hollings,
Popular Mechanics,
24 July 2019
Adjective
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Months earlier, Charles Vallow had told police that his wife was threatening to kill him, describing her behavior as increasingly unbalanced.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2025
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Perhaps even more than that, PSG — long dismissed and derided as a hopelessly unbalanced gaggle of individual superstars — have become a team, widely respected for the remarkable industriousness of their football and the humble, unshowy brilliance of their young players.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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WhatsApp acknowledged the irregular use of its platform during the election and promised to take legal action against the marketing agencies involved.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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These include definitions of facilitation that could see all manner of people who engage in commercial transactions with irregular migrants - think shopkeepers, taxi drivers, landlords - criminalized for in theory financially benefitting from people’s journeys.—
Frey Lindsay,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Asymmetrical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/asymmetrical. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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