SYMMETRICAL Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

symmetrical

adjective

variants or symmetric

Definition of symmetrical

as in proportioned

having sides or halves that are the same; having or showing symmetry The human body is symmetrical. a symmetrical design

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Recent Examples of symmetrical Like many of the homes throughout Virginia, Birdwood Mansion was built according to Jeffersonian architectural and design ideals, with symmetrical details like an entrance portico, Doric columns, and impressive brickwork. — Heather Bien, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2026 For both your antiques and florals, use an odd number of items to keep it from feeling too symmetrical or rigid. — Ella Field, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2026 But the more symmetrical approach that United adopted stopped them from generating the routes through the block that had been much more promising in the first half. — Jon MacKenzie, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 The ratio is starting to bounce off that 34% symmetrical pullback against suggesting that memory and hardware may be ready to once again step into a leadership role. — Todd Gordon, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for symmetrical

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Adjective

For years, America's been in the chokehold of unnecessarily oversized pickup trucks, but recent announcements of new vehicles show that common sense – and more reasonably proportioned utes – may soon prevail.

— Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of proportioned

Adjective

JPMorgan upgrades Intel to neutral from underweight JPMorgan said the risk/reward is more balanced.

— Michael Bloom, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026
The shari is balanced, lightly sweet and subtly salty with a savoriness that enhances whatever fish is draped over its surface.

— Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of balanced

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Ziggy Marley was headlining the show with Burning Spear, and the air was thick with the sound of harmonic lineage.

— Sophie Miller, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026
But at times, the caliber of their technical and harmonic choices sounds arty and sophisticated.

— Ernesto Lechner, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of harmonic

Adjective

The film’s treatment of Odysseus’s lies, too, seems consonant with the Ten Commandments instead of Homer’s moral worldview.

— Luis Parrales, The Atlantic, 26 July 2026
But recent research found that members of the Tsimane’, a native Amazonian society in Bolivia, rate consonant and dissonant chords as equally pleasurable.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 May 2026

Definition of consonant

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Signs of this history were on display amid all the adventurous modern art that made Mandell’s home seem like an elegant, circus-like wonderland.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Her elegant primary bedroom boasted a dressing area that was the picture of ’40s-movie-star luxury, complete with plush rugs, dramatic arches, and, of course, plenty of mirrors.

— Megan Johnson, Architectural Digest, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of elegant

Adjective

The 2026 team may not be Traylor’s most talented unit, but this group is among the most mature and cohesive of his tenure, Traylor said.

— Greg Luca, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Oct. 2026
Lyons recalled how Meyer and Davis transformed her own cantankerous vision — mushrooms beside saddles, faucets beside disco balls, moldings beside dog doors — into a cohesive design language.

— Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of cohesive

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