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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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But Jeff McNeil’s oblique injury and Nick Madrigal’s shoulder surgery opened up two infield spots.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
26 Mar. 2025
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Utility man Romy Gonzalez, who suffered a minor oblique injury last week, is also expected to be ready by Opening Day.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
26 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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There is something subtly unbalanced about how the perspective of the staircase has been delineated.—
Barry Schwabsky,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2025
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Unlike IPAs, which lean into unbalanced territory, APAs remain nicely balanced, and so any American pale ale will do, although the original is still pretty darn good.—
Jay R. Brooks,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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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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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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“Asymmetrical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/asymmetrical. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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