PROPORTIONATE Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

proportionate

adjective

prə-ˈpȯr-sh(ə-)nət

Definition of proportionate

as in proportional

corresponding in size, amount, extent, or degree expect financial returns proportionate to your efforts

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Recent Examples of proportionate The market for luxury products and services is actually growing over-proportionate to the growth of the economy. — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026 But as a party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Israel is bound by Article 19, under which restrictions on expression must be provided by law and be necessary and proportionate to a legitimate aim. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026 The components of the arrangement should be proportionate to one another. — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 19 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 See All Example Sentences for proportionate

Recent Examples of Synonyms for proportionate

Adjective

The country switched to a mixed member proportional system in 1996, which means people vote for both the party and a local constituency candidate.

— Reuters, NBC news, 7 Nov. 2026
The ecological payoff from harvesting is rarely proportional to the share of a population removed.

— Victoria Malloy, Time, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of proportional

Adjective

Multiplying your annual income by 10 or even 15 times, could give you a large enough amount to complete your debt obligations and leave beneficiaries with a commensurate salary amount in your absence for a decade or longer.

— Matt Richardson, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
Baptist World Aid concluded that voluntary commitments and disclosure requirements have not produced improvements commensurate with the scale of labor risks across global apparel production.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of commensurate

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The private screening model has not been used at an airport with Atlanta's passenger volume, leaving no comparable transition to evaluate.

— CBS News, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
Calls the budget provision forcing municipalities to repay NCDOT hypocritical, pointing to roughly $40 million in design costs wiped out by the PAVE Act with no comparable clawback.

— Josh Bergeron, Charlotte Observer, 10 Nov. 2026