symmetrical
Equally matched sides
Symmetrical describes something with parts that mirror each other across a dividing line or point.
A symmetrical face has features evenly balanced on both sides.
Symmetrical can extend beyond physical form to describe balanced arrangements: a symmetrical argument, symmetrical responsibilities.
The shorter form symmetric appears mainly in technical contexts.
Involving two parties
- pleasingCausing enjoyment or satisfaction
- elegantGracefully refined, tasteful
- gracefulElegant in movement
- balancedIn a state of equilibrium
harmonious · orderly · refined · sleek · proportioned · beautiful · classical · aligned
Comparative numerical relation
- scalingClimbing or resizing
- correspondenceExchanged written communication
- equivalenceState of being equal
- equidistantEqually far from each
modular · commensurate · similarity · uniform · measured · regular · consistent · dimensional
Involving two parties
- radialEmanating from center
- rotationalConcerning circular movement
- axisRotation reference line
- congruentIdentical in form
equilateral · isosceles · bisect · reflection · tessellation · polygon · hexagon · octagon
State of balance
- evennessUniform, balanced quality
- equalitySame status for all
- parityState of being equal
- counterbalanceOffsetting force or weight
equipoise · correspondence · equivalence · uniformity · steadiness · stability · centered · weighted
bilateral
Involving two parties
- pleasingCausing enjoyment or satisfaction
- elegantGracefully refined, tasteful
- gracefulElegant in movement
balanced · harmonious · orderly · refined · sleek · proportioned · beautiful · classical · aligned · seamless
ratio
Comparative numerical relation
- scalingClimbing or resizing
- correspondenceExchanged written communication
- equivalenceState of being equal
equidistant · modular · commensurate · similarity · uniform · measured · regular · consistent · dimensional · spatial
bilateral
Involving two parties
- radialEmanating from center
- rotationalConcerning circular movement
- axisRotation reference line
congruent · equilateral · isosceles · bisect · reflection · tessellation · polygon · hexagon · octagon · pentagon
equilibrium
State of balance
counterbalance · equipoise · correspondence · equivalence · uniformity · steadiness · stability · centered · weighted · distributed
bilateral
Involving two parties
- radialEmanating from center
- organismLiving biological entity
- morphologyStudy of structural forms
anatomy · butterfly · starfish · jellyfish · flower · leaf · face · limbs · developmental · evolutionary
- Renaissance artMichelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Botticelli, Titian
- art adjectivesbold, bright, colorful, dark, delicate
- body typesectomorph, endomorph, mesomorph, somatotype, athletic build
- Building Adjectivesangular, arched, columned, domed, vaulted
- shape wordsround, circular, oval, angular, curved
- Dance Formationsline, circle, square, diagonal, triangle
symmetricalasymmetrical
Not equal on both sides
lopsided · unbalanced · disproportionate · uneven · asymmetric
symmetricalirregular
Deviating from normal patterns
random · chaotic · haphazard · disorderly · erratic
symmetricalnoninterchangeable
Cannot replace one another
non-reciprocal · one-way · unilateral · different · dissimilar
- symmetrical designPattern mirroring itself
asymmetrical, symmetric, asymmetric, symmetrically, asymmetrically