Synonyms of commensurable

commensurable

adjective

kə-ˈmen(t)s-rə-bəl 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• proportional
• commensurate
• comparable
• balanced
• proportionate
• in proportion
• symmetrical
• reciprocal
• relative
• similar
• correlative
• dependent
• contingent
• akin

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disproportionate
• distorted
• irregular
• twisted
• asymmetrical
• unbalanced
• unsymmetrical
• nonsymmetrical
• lopsided

Example Sentences

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