commensurate

adjective

kə-ˈmen(t)s-rət How to pronounce commensurate (audio)
Definition of commensuratenext
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 This hanging gnome decoration lives up to the sassy, saucy personality commensurate with garden gnomes. — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 July 2026 While streaming claimed a much smaller piece of the commercial pie than traditional TV, the hike in spending on the digital platforms was commensurate with a significant uptick in the non-linear deliveries. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 22 July 2026 And Democrats likely would have sought commensurate spending increases for non-defense priorities. — Kevin Freking, Fortune, 15 July 2026 The state agreed to a commensurate pay raises to offset those salary reductions. — William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for commensurate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commensurate
  1. proportional
  2. comparable
  3. proportionate
  4. balanced
  5. commensurable
Adjective
  • What must happen is that even these lower density neighborhoods start adding housing stock at rates roughly proportional to what every other neighborhood is shouldering.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Essentially, in the report, Yenor suggests that women are biologically programmed not to take part in certain high-impact sports and that proportional equality in school sports isn’t desirable or backed by science.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of proportional
Adjective
  • Estimating their value is difficult as comparable pieces rarely go on public auction.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Further specialist analyses will help determine whether the Kojetín hoard had a comparable significance.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of comparable
Adjective
  • The issue is whether scrutiny is proportionate, process-led and free from racialised spectacle.
    — Nancy Doyle, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Federal oversight that is transparent, predictable and proportionate to identifiable risks can help keep scientific merit and productive use of public funds at the center of grant decisions.
    — Aliasger K. Salem, The Conversation, 23 July 2026
Definition of proportionate
Adjective
  • Created by bartender Bradleigh Mobley at Bayonet in Birmingham (one of our Best New Restaurants of 2026), the drink calls upon the nostalgia of Nerds candy to create a zippy yet balanced drink that’s undeniably entertaining.
    — Bradleigh Mobley, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The planar-magnetic driver takes care of the mid and upper-mid ranges, while the addition of a balanced armature driver tops off the upper end to provide focus and direction to the soundstage.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of balanced
Adjective
  • 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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“Commensurate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commensurate. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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