unsymmetrical
Lacking mirror halves
Unsymmetrical means lacking symmetry—not balanced or identical on both sides of a dividing line or center point.
The term appears in technical contexts like chemistry, where an unsymmetrical molecule has atoms arranged without mirror-image correspondence: an unsymmetrical carbon compound.
In general use, asymmetrical is more common.
Unequally balanced
- skewedAsymmetrically shifted
- unequalNot the same
- unbalancedLacking equilibrium or stability
- off-centerNot at the midpoint
crooked · one-sided · uneven · disproportionate · askew · awry · cockeyed · tilted
Not the same
- unbalancedLacking equilibrium or stability
- lopsidedUnequally balanced
- disproportionateNot properly scaled
- unevenNot smooth or balanced
disparity · inequity · skewed · weighted · biased · top-heavy · bottom-heavy · off-balance
Bent out of true
- misshapenAbnormally or poorly formed
- twistedWound around itself
- deformedAbnormally shaped
- contortedTwisted unnaturally
bent · malformed · disfigured · gnarled · crooked · out of shape · buckled · skewed
Not artificially produced
- freeformUnconstrained by structure
- irregularDeviating from normal patterns
- randomOccurring without pattern
- amorphousWithout distinct shape
fluid · sinuous · meandering · branching · fractal · unpatterned · wild · flowing
Departing from standard practice
- quirkyIdiosyncratically unusual
- eccentricUnconventional in character
- idiosyncraticDistinctively individual in nature
- avant-gardeInnovative cultural pioneers
artistic · dynamic · interesting · distinctive · unique · bold · modernist · deconstructed
lopsided
Unequally balanced
- skewedAsymmetrically shifted
- unequalNot the same
- unbalancedLacking equilibrium or stability
off-center · crooked · one-sided · uneven · disproportionate · askew · awry · cockeyed · tilted · irregular
unequal
Not the same
- unbalancedLacking equilibrium or stability
- lopsidedUnequally balanced
- disproportionateNot properly scaled
uneven · disparity · inequity · skewed · weighted · biased · top-heavy · bottom-heavy · off-balance · unstable
warped
Bent out of true
contorted · bent · malformed · disfigured · gnarled · crooked · out of shape · buckled · skewed · wrenched
natural
Not artificially produced
- freeformUnconstrained by structure
- irregularDeviating from normal patterns
- randomOccurring without pattern
amorphous · fluid · sinuous · meandering · branching · fractal · unpatterned · wild · flowing · curvilinear
unconventional
Departing from standard practice
- quirkyIdiosyncratically unusual
- eccentricUnconventional in character
- idiosyncraticDistinctively individual in nature
avant-garde · artistic · dynamic · interesting · distinctive · unique · bold · modernist · deconstructed · experimental
unsymmetricalequal
Identical in amount
balanced · proportional · matched · equivalent · even
symmetry, asymmetrical, symmetrical, symmetric, asymmetry, asymmetric, asymmetrically, nonsymmetrical