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symmetry

nounCommon GRE wordMore S words

balanced proportion or correspondence of parts

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In a sentence

Symmetry in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing symmetry in a sentence.

The building's perfect symmetry pleased the eye.

Synonyms
balanceproportionharmony
Antonyms
asymmetryimbalance

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Verbal · Text Completion

Although the senator's memoir was marketed as a frank reckoning with his failures, reviewers found it relentlessly blank, dwelling on grievances and recasting every setback as the fault of his adversaries.

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Symmetry (noun) means balanced proportion or correspondence of parts
Here is symmetry used in an example sentence: "The building's perfect symmetry pleased the eye."
Common synonyms for symmetry include balance, proportion, harmony.
Antonyms of symmetry include asymmetry, imbalance.
Symmetry is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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