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noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of proportion

1 a balanced, pleasing, or suitable arrangement of parts

  • the head was drawn too large, being way out of proportion with the body
Synonyms of proportion

balance, coherence, concinnity, consonance, consonancy, harmony, orchestration, symmetry, symphony, unity
Words Related to proportion

coordination, correlation, correspondence, equalization, equilibrium, evenness, order, orderliness, regularity, uniformity
Near Antonyms of proportion

confusion, disorganization, dissonance, disturbance, tension

disconnectedness, disjointedness, incompatibility

irregularity, unevenness
Antonyms of proportion

asymmetry, discordance, disproportion, disunity, imbalance, incoherence, violence

2 something belonging to, due to, or contributed by an individual member of a group

  • the players argue that they aren't getting the proportion of the league's profits that are due to them
Synonyms of proportion

allotment, allowance, cut, end, part, piece, portion, quota, share, slice, take
Words Related to proportion

lot, ration

commission, percentage

member, partition, section, segment
Phrases Synonymous with proportion

piece of the action
Near Antonyms of proportion

aggregate, composite, compound, pool, sum, total, totality

whole

3 the relationship in quantity, amount, or size between two or more things

  • the proportion of length to width for those screens was usually three to two
Synonyms of proportion

rate, ratio
Words Related to proportion

average

frequency

correspondence

percentage
Near Antonyms of proportion

disproportion

4 the total amount of measurable space or surface occupied by something

  • the exact proportions of the room were critical
Synonyms of proportion

bulk, dimension, extent, magnitude, measure, measurement, size
Words Related to proportion

area

capaciousness, commodiousness, roominess, spaciousness

ampleness, amplitude, bigness, bulkiness, enormousness, grandness, greatness, grossness, heftiness, hugeness, immenseness, immensity, largeness, mass, massiveness, monstrousness, stupendousness, tremendousness, vastness, volume, voluminousness

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