Definition of commensurablenext
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 In the longer term, a more active government might press these companies to make commensurable investments in the green-energy transition. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 7 May 2026 These revisions were commensurable to what was happening in my own life. — Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 2026 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. — 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
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Adjective
  • Giving employees access to AI without the skills or tools to choose the right model for each task can drive up costs without delivering proportional value.
    — Ameya Kanitkar, Forbes.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Below, find the leather and suede pairs that look proportional and fit perfectly on our compact frames, and see how our editors are styling them for fall.
    — Malia Griggs, Glamour, 15 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Russia initially had capacity without commensurate effectiveness.
    — NADIA SCHADLOW, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Or, at the very least, some aren’t commensurate with the actress’s level of talent and effort.
    — Marshall Shaffer, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • National Hurricane Center data shows that Polo has reached speeds comparable to only a few hurricanes to form in the region in recent decades, primarily Hurricane Patricia in 2015, which reached 215 mph.
    — DESIREE BROOKS, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Fusion signatures face scrutiny The researchers also found temperature differences between the active reactor and a calibration device operating under comparable input-power conditions.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • They must be addressed in a hardheaded and balanced way, not as Mayor Johnson insists by simply hiking taxes on businesses and the wealthy.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The sandwich is perfectly balanced with the soft fresh bread, smoky turkey with the ranch and avocado providing a creaminess without making the sandwich heavy.
    — Justin Brown, AJC.com, 20 Sep. 2026

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“Commensurable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commensurable. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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