Antonyms for unsymmetrical


Grammar : Adj
Spell : si-me-tri-kuhl or si-me-trik
Phonetic Transcription : sɪˈmɛ trɪ kəl or sɪˈmɛ trɪk


Definition of unsymmetrical

Origin :
  • 1570s (implied in symmetrically), from symmetry + -ical.
  • As in irregular : adj bumpy, uneven
  • As in asymmetrical : adj uneven
  • As in shapeless : adj formless
  • As in unbalanced : adj not even, stable
  • As in unequal : adj not balanced; lopsided
  • As in uneven : adj not smooth or balanced
  • As in asymmetric : adj irregular
  • As in stacked : adj shapely
  • As in unshaped : adj shapeless
  • As in disproportionate : adj out of balance
Example sentences :
  • When leaves are unsymmetrical, like the begonias, the pattern is unsymmetrical also.
  • Extract from : « Colouration in Animals and Plants » by Alfred Tylor
  • We have learnt to write "asymmetry," but not to avoid "unsymmetrical."
  • Extract from : « The London Mercury, Vol. I, Nos. 1-6, November 1919 to April 1920 » by Various
  • Unsymmetrical, that is, when the circles of the flower or some of them differ in the number of their members.
  • Extract from : « The Elements of Botany » by Asa Gray
  • The increase in goods of different kinds is, of course, unsymmetrical.
  • Extract from : « Essentials of Economic Theory » by John Bates Clark
  • Thirteenth century and unsymmetrical—you must remember that.
  • Extract from : « Seeing France with Uncle John » by Anne Warner
  • Another scheme, proposed by Gravier, employed the unsymmetrical form shown in fig. 226.
  • Extract from : « Hawkins Electrical Guide, Number One » by Nehemiah Hawkins
  • Its head is small and unsymmetrical, above a trunk that often rises free from limbs for fifty feet above ground.
  • Extract from : « Trees Worth Knowing » by Julia Ellen Rogers
  • These consist of ladle-shaped vessels, and of bowls or basins with rectangular, oval, or unsymmetrical outlines.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Pottery of the Mississippi Valley » by William H. Holmes
  • It is of rude unglazed earthenware, and is unsymmetrical, as represented here.
  • Extract from : « The Archaeology and Prehistoric Annals of Scotland » by Daniel Wilson
  • Trachea of the males with a transverse, bony, unsymmetrical dilatation at the inferior larynx.
  • Extract from : « A Synopsis of the Birds of North America » by John James Audubon

Synonyms for unsymmetrical

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