adj ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Not symmetric.

   "an asymmetric shape"

2. 2
   Not involving a mutual exchange of keys between the sender and receiver.
3. 3
   Of a relation R on a set S: having the property that for any two elements of S (not necessarily distinct), at least one is not related to the other via R.

Adjective

1. 1
   characterized by asymmetry in the spatial arrangement or placement of parts or components wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

nonsymmetricasymmetricalanamorphousaskewasymmetricalasymmetrical

Antonyms

All antonyms

symmetricsymmetrical

Example

More examples

"Tom and Mary are slightly asymmetric."

Etymology

From a- + symmetric, as Ancient Greek ἀσυμμετρία (asummetría, “disproportion, deformity”).

Related phrases

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