Meaning & use
unsymmetrical
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Lacking symmetry; not balanced or proportionate in form on either side of a dividing line.
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The building's unsymmetrical facade gives it a striking, modern look.
Her face had a slightly unsymmetrical smile that friends found charming.
A note on using this word
Interchangeable with 'asymmetrical,' though the latter is now the more common form in scientific and design writing.
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asymmetricallopsided
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