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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One of the most important things for couples to realize is that the significance of a micropause is not proportional to its length.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Scientists use this measurement as a way to show proportional risk — not to represent the exact number of people affected.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
25 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Google made a bigger splash (commensurate with its much bigger market share) with AI Overviews.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
11 Aug. 2025
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But Nick Fuller, the FAA's acting deputy chief operating officer, said staffing at DCA was commensurate with other similarly sized facilities.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
1 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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There were similar objections to the other sales that the IRS appraiser had counted as comparable.—
Peter J Reilly,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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This is tiny, but is still larger than typical interstellar grains and rather more comparable with the grains of dust found in star- and planet-forming regions.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Emotional quotient, or the ability to understand and manage emotions, improves decision making by drawing on human experience for more balanced, effective, and inclusive results.—
Paul Hudson,
Fortune,
2 Sep. 2025
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Conversely, if immigration remains strong, the labor market may stay balanced, wage growth more moderate, and pressure to automate may be slightly less urgent in the near term.—
Steven Dudash,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Commensurable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commensurable. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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