Synonyms for symmetry
Most common
balance harmony regularity uniformity beauty isotropy shapeliness
All synonyms
Noun
1. Harmony
harmony, balance, regularity, uniformity, conformity, correspondence, agreement, symmetricalness, consistency
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
Exact correspondence on either side of a dividing line, plane, center or axis.
Related words
- Word family
- symmetrical symmetric
- Phrases
- bilateral symmetry mirror symmetry radial symmetry symmetry group
Forms
- Plural
- symmetries → harmonies, balances, regularities, uniformities…
Example sentences
- balance The balance at the bank stands at two million yen.
- harmony He seems to live in harmony with all his friends.
- regularity The city is laid out with beautiful regularity.
- uniformity The US Army is big on uniformity.
- beauty The beauty of the music brought tears to her eyes.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| symmetry | steady | |
| balance | steady | |
| harmony | steady | |
| regularity | steady | |
| uniformity | falling | |
| beauty | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- order2
- 6 letters
- beauty2
- 7 letters
- balance2, harmony3
- 8 letters
- isotropy
- 9 letters
- agreement3
- 10 letters
- proportion3, conformity4, regularity5, uniformity5
- 11 letters
- consistency4, shapeliness
- 14 letters
- correspondence4
- 15 letters
- symmetricalness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (order2 = 2 syllables).