diff --git a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
index fd653ebc..3f0639bd 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
+++ b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
@@ -936,7 +936,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Any = function() {
     this.expectedObject = expectedObject;
   }
 
-  Any.prototype.jasmineMatches = function(other) {
+  Any.prototype.asymmetricMatch = function(other) {
     if (this.expectedObject == String) {
       return typeof other == 'string' || other instanceof String;
     }
@@ -1549,7 +1549,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().ObjectContaining = function(j$) {
     this.sample = sample;
   }
 
-  ObjectContaining.prototype.jasmineMatches = function(other) {
+  ObjectContaining.prototype.asymmetricMatch = function(other) {
     if (typeof(this.sample) !== 'object') { throw new Error('You must provide an object to objectContaining, not \''+this.sample+'\'.'); }
 
     var hasKey = function(obj, keyName) {
@@ -2252,15 +2252,15 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().matchersUtil = function(j$) {
     }
 
     if (a instanceof j$.Any) {
-      return a.jasmineMatches(b);
+      return a.asymmetricMatch(b);
     }
 
     if (b instanceof j$.Any) {
-      return b.jasmineMatches(a);
+      return b.asymmetricMatch(a);
     }
 
     if (b instanceof j$.ObjectContaining) {
-      return b.jasmineMatches(a);
+      return b.asymmetricMatch(a);
     }
 
     if (a instanceof Error && b instanceof Error) {
diff --git a/spec/core/AnySpec.js b/spec/core/AnySpec.js
index 139a4133..fc485d41 100644
--- a/spec/core/AnySpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/AnySpec.js
@@ -2,38 +2,38 @@ describe("Any", function() {
   it("matches a string", function() {
     var any = new j$.Any(String);
 
-    expect(any.jasmineMatches("foo")).toBe(true);
+    expect(any.asymmetricMatch("foo")).toBe(true);
   });
 
   it("matches a number", function() {
     var any = new j$.Any(Number);
 
-    expect(any.jasmineMatches(1)).toBe(true);
+    expect(any.asymmetricMatch(1)).toBe(true);
   });
 
   it("matches a function", function() {
     var any = new j$.Any(Function);
 
-    expect(any.jasmineMatches(function(){})).toBe(true);
+    expect(any.asymmetricMatch(function(){})).toBe(true);
   });
 
   it("matches an Object", function() {
     var any = new j$.Any(Object);
 
-    expect(any.jasmineMatches({})).toBe(true);
+    expect(any.asymmetricMatch({})).toBe(true);
   });
   
   it("matches a Boolean", function() {
     var any = new j$.Any(Boolean);
 
-    expect(any.jasmineMatches(true)).toBe(true);
+    expect(any.asymmetricMatch(true)).toBe(true);
   });
 
   it("matches another constructed object", function() {
     var Thing = function() {},
       any = new j$.Any(Thing);
 
-    expect(any.jasmineMatches(new Thing())).toBe(true);
+    expect(any.asymmetricMatch(new Thing())).toBe(true);
   });
 
   it("jasmineToString's itself", function() {
diff --git a/spec/core/ObjectContainingSpec.js b/spec/core/ObjectContainingSpec.js
index 8102bdfb..0bdb2e5b 100644
--- a/spec/core/ObjectContainingSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/ObjectContainingSpec.js
@@ -3,33 +3,33 @@ describe("ObjectContaining", function() {
   it("matches any actual to an empty object", function() {
     var containing = new j$.ObjectContaining({});
 
-    expect(containing.jasmineMatches("foo")).toBe(true);
+    expect(containing.asymmetricMatch("foo")).toBe(true);
   });
 
   it("does not match an empty object actual", function() {
     var containing = new j$.ObjectContaining("foo");
 
     expect(function() {
-      containing.jasmineMatches({})
+      containing.asymmetricMatch({})
     }).toThrowError(/not 'foo'/)
   });
 
   it("matches when the key/value pair is present in the actual", function() {
     var containing = new j$.ObjectContaining({foo: "fooVal"});
 
-    expect(containing.jasmineMatches({foo: "fooVal", bar: "barVal"})).toBe(true);
+    expect(containing.asymmetricMatch({foo: "fooVal", bar: "barVal"})).toBe(true);
   });
 
   it("does not match when the key/value pair is not present in the actual", function() {
     var containing = new j$.ObjectContaining({foo: "fooVal"});
 
-    expect(containing.jasmineMatches({bar: "barVal", quux: "quuxVal"})).toBe(false);
+    expect(containing.asymmetricMatch({bar: "barVal", quux: "quuxVal"})).toBe(false);
   });
 
   it("does not match when the key is present but the value is different in the actual", function() {
     var containing = new j$.ObjectContaining({foo: "other"});
 
-    expect(containing.jasmineMatches({foo: "fooVal", bar: "barVal"})).toBe(false);
+    expect(containing.asymmetricMatch({foo: "fooVal", bar: "barVal"})).toBe(false);
   });
 
   it("jasmineToString's itself", function() {
@@ -41,6 +41,6 @@ describe("ObjectContaining", function() {
   it("matches recursively", function() {
     var containing = new j$.ObjectContaining({one: new j$.ObjectContaining({two: {}})});
 
-    expect(containing.jasmineMatches({one: {two: {}}})).toBe(true);
+    expect(containing.asymmetricMatch({one: {two: {}}})).toBe(true);
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/core/Any.js b/src/core/Any.js
index 62992ecb..388ba22e 100644
--- a/src/core/Any.js
+++ b/src/core/Any.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Any = function() {
     this.expectedObject = expectedObject;
   }
 
-  Any.prototype.jasmineMatches = function(other) {
+  Any.prototype.asymmetricMatch = function(other) {
     if (this.expectedObject == String) {
       return typeof other == 'string' || other instanceof String;
     }
diff --git a/src/core/ObjectContaining.js b/src/core/ObjectContaining.js
index 5fcb77ca..89b8489d 100644
--- a/src/core/ObjectContaining.js
+++ b/src/core/ObjectContaining.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().ObjectContaining = function(j$) {
     this.sample = sample;
   }
 
-  ObjectContaining.prototype.jasmineMatches = function(other) {
+  ObjectContaining.prototype.asymmetricMatch = function(other) {
     if (typeof(this.sample) !== 'object') { throw new Error('You must provide an object to objectContaining, not \''+this.sample+'\'.'); }
 
     var hasKey = function(obj, keyName) {
diff --git a/src/core/matchers/matchersUtil.js b/src/core/matchers/matchersUtil.js
index f58331fd..241cb472 100644
--- a/src/core/matchers/matchersUtil.js
+++ b/src/core/matchers/matchersUtil.js
@@ -64,15 +64,15 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().matchersUtil = function(j$) {
     }
 
     if (a instanceof j$.Any) {
-      return a.jasmineMatches(b);
+      return a.asymmetricMatch(b);
     }
 
     if (b instanceof j$.Any) {
-      return b.jasmineMatches(a);
+      return b.asymmetricMatch(a);
     }
 
     if (b instanceof j$.ObjectContaining) {
-      return b.jasmineMatches(a);
+      return b.asymmetricMatch(a);
     }
 
     if (a instanceof Error && b instanceof Error) {