Meaning & use
asymmetry
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A lack of equality or balance between parts or sides of something.
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The building's design features an intentional asymmetry, with one wing much taller than the other.
Economists studied the asymmetry of information between buyers and sellers in the market.
A note on using this word
Asymmetry is used both literally, for visual or physical imbalance, and figuratively, for unequal power, information, or knowledge between parties.
Words with a similar meaning
imbalancelopsidedness
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Words with an opposite meaning
symmetrybalance
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