asymmetrical

Questions about asymmetrical

What does asymmetrical mean?

asymmetrical means "characterized by asymmetry in the spatial arrangement or placement of parts or components". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in asymmetrical?

asymmetrical has 5 syllables: a-sym-met-ri-cal. The stress falls on "met". In IPA it is /ˌeɪsəˈmɛtɹɪkəl/.

What is another word for asymmetrical?

Close synonyms include asymmetric, crooked. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of asymmetrical?

The recorded antonyms are symmetrical.

Is asymmetrical a common word?

asymmetrical is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with asymmetrical?

3 words rhyme with asymmetrical. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.