PROPORTIONED Synonyms: 177 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in symmetrical

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verb

past tense of proportion

as in divided

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as in balanced

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Recent Examples of proportioned

Adjective

For years, America's been in the chokehold of unnecessarily oversized pickup trucks, but recent announcements of new vehicles show that common sense – and more reasonably proportioned utes – may soon prevail. — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for proportioned

Adjective

For both your antiques and florals, use an odd number of items to keep it from feeling too symmetrical or rigid.

— Ella Field, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2026
But the more symmetrical approach that United adopted stopped them from generating the routes through the block that had been much more promising in the first half.

— Jon Mackenzie, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of symmetrical

Verb

The first footage shows 30 participants transported to a real prison, where they’re divided into prisoners and guards.

— Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2026
His lawyers say the evidence instead showed Rivera, Nuhfer and their associates operating as equal partners, with payments divided equally and participants consulting one another rather than Rivera directing them.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of divided

Verb

The rescissions would block $567 million appropriated for Health and Human Services programs for refugees, asylees and other non-citizens and $28 million for HHS research.

— Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026
The president responded by saying his administration wouldn't spend the $257 million appropriated by Congress on renovating the building unless the building also bears his name.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of appropriated

Verb

The exhibition — which is open to the public until Friday — is to be taken on the road in a rebooted format, aligned with each location.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026
Keeping those links aligned will require precise knowledge of each satellite’s position relative to its neighbors.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of aligned

Verb

Results from over 95% of the polling stations gave United Russia just under 58% of the vote for the 225 seats apportioned by parties, according to commission chair Ella Pamfilova.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
Parties with less than 5% of the vote are excluded from the legislature, with their votes apportioned to the larger parties.

— Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026