Synonyms of proportions

proportions 1 of 2

noun

plural of proportion

1

as in portions

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 & Similar Words

• portions
• parts
• shares
• percentages
• quotas
• allowances
• pieces
• allotments
• slices
• takes
• pieces of the action
• cuts
• ends
• rations
• segments
• sections
• members
• commissions
• lots
• partitions

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• compounds
• totals
• sums
• aggregates
• composites
• pools
• totalities
• wholes

2

as in ratios

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 & Similar Words

• ratios
• rates
• frequencies
• averages
• percentages
• correspondences

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disproportions

3

as in dimensions

the total amount of measurable space or surface occupied by something

the exact proportions of the room were critical

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dimensions
• sizes
• measurements
• magnitudes
• measures
• areas
• extents
• bulks
• masses
• amplitudes
• volumes
• immensities

proportions

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of proportion

1

as in parts

Related Words

• portions
• parts
• lots
• measures (out)
• splits
• divides
• hands out
• shares (out)
• deals (out)
• doles out
• issues
• apportions
• admeasures
• redistributes
• rations
• appropriates
• dishes out
• allots
• parcels (out)
• supplies
• shares
• assigns
• dispenses
• sets
• metes (out)
• prorates
• distributes
• provides
• allocates
• furnishes
• allows
• divvies (up)
• dollops (out)
• disburses
• bestows
• administers
• contributes
• disseminates
• spreads
• disperses
• chips in
• scatters
• circulates
• pledges
• reapportions
• donates
• reallocates

Dissimilar Words

• declines
• refuses
• deprives (of)
• denies
• rejects
• misallocates
• withholds
• begrudges
• disallows
• pinches
• skimps
• stints
• niggles (out)

2

as in balances

Related Words

• balances
• pairs
• orders
• squares
• equalizes
• correlates
• standardizes
• aligns
• blends
• matches
• suits
• merges
• arrays
• regularizes
• evens
• combines
• arranges
• dovetails
• fits
• adapts
• tunes
• synthesizes
• fuses
• unifies
• keys
• integrates
• connects
• synchronizes
• coordinates
• unites
• orchestrates
• reconciles
• joins
• conforms
• harmonizes
• accommodates
• attunes
• conciliates

Dissimilar Words

• disorders
• skews
• upsets
• disorganizes
• disrupts
• disturbs
• disharmonizes
• confuses
• disarrays
• estranges
• alienates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of proportions

Noun

What started as a wind shift in a remote stretch of the western Pacific Ocean nine months ago has developed into an El Niño of record proportions. — Ben Noll, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2026

Over time, this has led retrotransposons to make up large proportions of a host genome in some cases; for example, nearly half of the human genome is retrotransposons. — Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026

For spring, PatBo featured an abundance of textures, mixing fringe that is always present in her collection with different proportions and colors. — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026

The silhouette feels extremely polished, helping to balance proportions and making the legs appear nearly model-like in length. — Irene Richardson, InStyle, 17 Sep. 2026

Think of it as a colorful, eye-catching candy store of cosmic proportions. — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Although Leeds United have momentum and optimism behind them and are a very good side, a humbling of similar proportions at Elland Road was sobering. — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

These were birds in a very different part of their migratory cycle, and their digestive organs, when analyzed, were of more normal proportions. — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

Toreno Winn, stylist, photographer and creative director, is drawn to the experimental qualities of CDG, Junya Watanabe and Sacai, with playful proportions and unexpected silhouettes defining his collection. — Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026