as in proportional
corresponding in size, amount, extent, or degree
though his new job pays less, the pay is at least commensurable with the amount of work and the level of stress he must contend with
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Recent Examples of commensurable
Such dual-economy arrangements later allowed the great imperial powers to make their commitment to free exchange, and to a degree of pluralism, commensurable with their ongoing subjugation of native peoples.
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Once the germ reached the seething colonies of commensurable rodents, fattened on the empire’s giant stores of grain, the mortality was unstoppable.
—Kyle Harper, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2017
Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Once the germ reached the seething colonies of commensurable rodents, fattened on the empire’s giant stores of grain, the mortality was unstoppable.
—Kyle Harper, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commensurable
Adjective
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So our response will be unflinching, united and proportional.—
Haley Ott,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2026
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Defendants deserve punishment that is constitutional and proportional.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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In corporate, nonprofit and public-sector environments, Black women leaders frequently face isolation, hypervisibility and the expectation to solve crises with limited protection without commensurate authority or resources.—
Jallicia Jolly,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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The state has poured billions into earlier reforms with only modest, uneven movement in student performance, and the Blueprint has yet to produce gains commensurate with its price tag.—
Julian Baron,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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In a comparable case in the United States in 2023, a federal judge imposed $5,000 fines on two lawyers and a law firm after ChatGPT was blamed for their submission of fictitious legal research in an aviation injury claim.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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At the center of this movement is OpenAI, led by Sam Altman, whose generative AI models represent a general-purpose capability—comparable to the steam engine or electric motor—that can amplify nearly every form of knowledge work.—
Phil Kafarakis,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Why do some colored sections feel more balanced than others?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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As national tensions rose during the era of Black Lives Matter and NFL protests, Kraft articulated a position that balanced unity with constitutional rights.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Commensurable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commensurable. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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