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 Vikings put a new quarterback under center and suffered the commensurate setbacks.
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Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
That would give Putin confidence that the United States will continue to treat Russia as a serious player, commensurate with Moscow’s own self-perception.
—Thomas Graham, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2025
Gauthier’s helper on LaCombe’s tally extended his surge of commensurate length.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 23 Nov. 2025
Generally, the level of hospitality is commensurate with the nightly room rate.
—Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2025
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Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
That would give Putin confidence that the United States will continue to treat Russia as a serious player, commensurate with Moscow’s own self-perception.
—Thomas Graham, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2025
Gauthier’s helper on LaCombe’s tally extended his surge of commensurate length.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 23 Nov. 2025
Generally, the level of hospitality is commensurate with the nightly room rate.
—Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commensurate
Adjective
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The number of nominees will be proportional to the number of submissions in each genre with at least one nomination for each genre.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
9 Jan. 2026
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The number of nominees will be proportional to submissions in each subcategory.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Unlike 1979, when much of the clergy united behind Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini against the Shah, today’s clerical establishment has no comparable unanimity.—
Narges Bajoghli,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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By brand, comparable sales for the eight weeks versus the same year-ago quarter saw its Journeys Group gain 12 percent.—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
12 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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But the stamina of his thought is exactly proportionate to the depth of his love for his subject.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
7 Jan. 2026
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The rule of law demands predictable rules, individualized judgments, and proportionate, objective measures, not sweeping changes that negatively impact the lives of thousands.—
Agustina Vergara Cid,
Oc Register,
21 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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At the other end, the visitors from sea level got a balanced scoring effort behind 50% shooting, with six players between seven and Reese Dixon-Waters’ 13 points.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Jan. 2026
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Relying on a single central fixture or using lighting that creates strong shadows can make a room feel tighter and less balanced.—
Timothy Dale,
The Spruce,
15 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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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 19 Jan. 2026.
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