proportioned 1 of 2

adjective

as in symmetrical

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verb

past tense of proportion
1
as in divided

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as in balanced

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proportioned
  1. symmetrical
  2. divided
  3. balanced
  4. appropriated
  5. aligned
  6. apportioned
  7. equalized
  8. allotted
Adjective
  • Additional conflicts may arise in jurisdictions that prohibit cash customers from paying more than customers using other payment methods, a rule symmetric rounding can violate when a cash total rounds up.
    — Brian Delp, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The humanoid uses only two actuator types across its body, while its arms and legs feature a symmetrical design that simplifies control, modeling, and training.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of symmetrical
Verb
  • Men’s domestic cricket in Pakistan, aside from a brief spell from 2019 to 2023 while former Test captain Imran Khan was the country’s prime minister and instigated change, is divided between teams from regions and departments.
    — Ahsan Iftikhar Nagi, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Customer data, inventory visibility, budgets, and decision rights should not remain divided by channel.
    — Ayşe Çetinel, Harvard Business Review, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of divided
Verb
  • And only from that place can the work be balanced and the results honest.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Discworld is a flat earth balanced on the backs of four elephants, which are in turn standing on an enormous turtle, Great A’Tuin.
    — Carline Tromp, The Dial, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of balanced
Verb
  • In a world saturated with information, where every image is already endlessly recycled and re-appropriated, attention itself becomes a political act.
    — Matilda Hague, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Congress appropriated $257 million in last year’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act for Kennedy Center repairs and renovations.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of appropriated
Verb
  • But a team with a high GPA, to me, that shows there is a standard in your program, and everyone is aligned to it.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • But the partnership aligned naturally with the values of both companies.
    — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of aligned
Verb
  • Because the tax was not apportioned among the states as the Constitution required, those provisions were unconstitutional.
    — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • But state corporation taxes are apportioned based on where customers are located, not on where the company is based, as Isaaks explained in a report published on Tuesday.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of apportioned
Verb
  • Kate Faasse equalized for the Dash in the 42nd minute after Kiki Van Zanten’s shot deflected off North Carolina goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Seattle equalized in the 50th minute when Sally Menti collected a precise pass from Mia Fishel and fired past goalkeeper Angelina Anderson.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of equalized
Verb
  • For a long time, the prime real estate for podcast discovery was Apple’s iTunes, where new podcasts were allotted their own row for a week.
    — Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Experts say the vast majority of nonprofits cap the amount of vacation time an employee can accrue, most often to one-and-a-half times the vacation hours allotted to them for a single year.
    — Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of allotted
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