Meaning & use
Asymmetrically
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In a manner lacking symmetry or balance between two sides or parts.
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The building's facade was designed asymmetrically, with windows of different sizes on each side.
Information is often distributed asymmetrically between buyers and sellers in a market.
A note on using this word
In economics, "asymmetrically" often describes situations of asymmetric information, where one party knows more than another.
Words with a similar meaning
unevenlyirregularly
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Words with an opposite meaning
symmetricallyevenly
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