COMMENSURATE Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

commensurate

adjective

kə-ˈmen(t)s-rət

Definition of commensurate

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 In its sixty-one years of existence, in fact, Head Start has never been funded at a level commensurate with the number of low-income children in the United States. — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2026 Commissioner Cathy Engelbert has overseen massive upgrades for the league, including a $2 billion media-rights deal, league expansion and salaries commensurate with her athletes’ profession. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026 Or do owners need to spend commensurate with the rapid growth of their franchises in recent years? — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026 These companies will also be required to provide commensurate pay and benefits. — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for commensurate

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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
Growth that requires proportional increases in manual effort is not scale.

— Satish Avhad, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of proportional

Adjective

Despite this, as Victoria Fuller, head of Cleveland Police, pointed out, the local force receives £139million ($187m) less funding than, for example, its counterpart in Surrey, south of London, despite a comparable population.

— Michael Walker, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
California pump prices are now comparable to levels last seen in early June, according to AAA.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of comparable

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He was found dead at his home in August, prompting soul-searching in British media over whether the coverage of the Arday allegations was proportionate.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026
Congress should require any major public health directive from an agency or its political leadership to include a scientific assessment describing the evidence, uncertainties, and why the action is proportionate to the threat.

— Debra Houry, STAT, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of proportionate

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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, Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 2026

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