as in proportional
corresponding in size, amount, extent, or degree
was given a job commensurate with her abilities and experience
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Recent Examples of commensurate
The White Sox, yes, those White Sox who lost a modern-era record 121 games last year, have attendance more commensurate with their futility.
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Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2025
Produced by Brad Pitt’s Plan B and Barry Jenkins’ Pastel, this is a small-scale picture that should find a commensurate but appreciative audience.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
This would be triple the number of Ukrainians undergoing fighter training and provide commensurate air-to-air, air-to-ground and electronic warfare capabilities.
—James Stavridis, Twin Cities, 19 Aug. 2025
Google made a bigger splash (commensurate with its much bigger market share) with AI Overviews.
—PC Magazine, 11 Aug. 2025
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Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2025
Produced by Brad Pitt’s Plan B and Barry Jenkins’ Pastel, this is a small-scale picture that should find a commensurate but appreciative audience.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
This would be triple the number of Ukrainians undergoing fighter training and provide commensurate air-to-air, air-to-ground and electronic warfare capabilities.
—James Stavridis, Twin Cities, 19 Aug. 2025
Google made a bigger splash (commensurate with its much bigger market share) with AI Overviews.
—PC Magazine, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commensurate
Adjective
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If the baby had a proportional, standard body, the mother won a point.—
Laura Vazquez,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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Once deployed, agentic AI agents can manage exponential workloads without proportional increases in headcount.—
Steve Durbin,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The first Laver Cup was held in 2017 in Prague, and the format is comparable to golf’s Ryder Cup.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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Archaeological evidence from Eastern Siberia’s Cis-Baikal region shows that some ancient hunter-gatherer groups treated dogs and even wolves with mortuary care comparable to that given to humans.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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As with all character dimensions, the challenge is that any of the five virtuous character behaviors (being fair, equitable, proportionate, even-handed, and socially responsible) can manifest as deficient or excess vices.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Compared to other economic development projects of proportionate scale, data centers tend to employ fewer permanent employees.—
Connor Giffin,
The Courier-Journal,
30 July 2025
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At the same time, nutrient-rich botanicals like sacha inchi and morete oil deeply hydrate hair follicles, leaving strands feeling nourished, balanced, and revitalized.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
24 Sep. 2025
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There are ways that the Red Wings can configure a balanced attack, but that still leaves question marks throughout the top nine.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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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
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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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“Commensurate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commensurate. Accessed 24 Sep. 2025.
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