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 basic idea is these computers are now advancing technology and processing time and speed at an arc that is not commensurate with the arc of technological advancement over the past 100 years.
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Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
The realist view is that NASA wants to fly a nuclear reactor as soon as possible, and the Mars launch window justifies the aggressive development schedule (and commensurate funding) to appropriators.
—David W. Brown, Scientific American, 31 Mar. 2026
Demand political agendas that tax wealth and profits at levels commensurate to their standing at the top of our nation’s economic ladder.
—Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
Now, thanks to a raft of glowing reviews, sky-high audience exit-polling scores, and commensurate word-of-mouth buzz, Project Hail Mary is well on its way to recouping its $200 production budget (which does not include another $150 million or so in prints and advertising costs).
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2026
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Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
The realist view is that NASA wants to fly a nuclear reactor as soon as possible, and the Mars launch window justifies the aggressive development schedule (and commensurate funding) to appropriators.
—David W. Brown, Scientific American, 31 Mar. 2026
Demand political agendas that tax wealth and profits at levels commensurate to their standing at the top of our nation’s economic ladder.
—Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
Now, thanks to a raft of glowing reviews, sky-high audience exit-polling scores, and commensurate word-of-mouth buzz, Project Hail Mary is well on its way to recouping its $200 production budget (which does not include another $150 million or so in prints and advertising costs).
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commensurate
Adjective
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The team evaluated the size of the ancient octopuses using allometric calculation—a method that used the proportional growth rates of modern, long-bodied finned octopuses to extrapolate the size of their extinct relatives.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
24 Apr. 2026
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With the revision, unskilled workers in Noida will now earn approximately $147 per month, while semi-skilled and skilled workers will also see proportional increases.—
Mayu Saini,
Footwear News,
17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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In comparable territory, The Outsiders keeps things earnest, and even Stranger Things, for all its loopiness, plays its baby-monster antihero story tragic and straight.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
27 Apr. 2026
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The legislation also includes the implementation of a public online database displaying information on DCF’s performance comparable to federal standards and additional mandatory training for DCF employees.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Whether the costs of the Iran war are proportionate depends on which of the administration’s stated aims one believes.—
Valerie Morkevicius,
The Conversation,
24 Apr. 2026
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And if so, is this advantage proportionate to the harm inflicted on civilians and the environment?—
Mustafa Qadri,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2026
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His presence allows the Magic to be more balanced, more versatile and, crucially, more equipped to deal with a player like Cunningham.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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So the Justice Department is saying that that's the more balanced approach that the EPA takes, and that's the approach that should prevail.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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These revisions were commensurable to what was happening in my own life.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Feb. 2026
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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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“Commensurate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commensurate. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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