PROPORTIONS Synonyms: 151 Similar and Opposite Words

proportions 1 of 2

noun

plural of proportion

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

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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

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disproportions

as in dimensions

the total amount of measurable space or surface occupied by something the exact proportions of the room were critical

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proportions

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verb

present tense third-person singular of proportion

as in parts

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as in balances

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Recent Examples of proportions

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Jimmy Fairly’s exaggerated proportions and curved shield shapes feel perfectly aligned with that energy. —

Lauren Fisher, Footwear News, 16 May 2026 The artificial intelligence rally has already reached historic proportions and is now passing some famous — or rather, infamous — milestones. —

Tobias Burns, CNBC, 15 May 2026 Our former swing state now has become a red state through and through thanks largely to the new congressional districts which are stretched to inane proportions. —

Ann Marie Luft, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026 Homo erectus was the earliest human species to have body proportions similar to those of Homo sapiens. —

Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 14 May 2026 Reckless driving reach epidemic proportions during the pandemic and has only somewhat abated since. —

Byron Hurd, The Drive, 14 May 2026 Tall soldiers in bearskin caps shuffled a few inches to the left, or right, to give the parade its proper visual proportions. —

Sam Knight, New Yorker, 14 May 2026 China’s foreign policy in Asia combines economic integration with selective coercion, deployed in varying proportions depending on the country and context. —

Yu Jie, Time, 13 May 2026 The decision to go with the Chubby sizing, which is 7 in (18 cm) wider than Ovrlnd's standard models, was an easy one, expanding the sleeping proportions to a more feasible double bed width of 55 inches (140 cm) atop a slim pickup bed that measures roughly 43 inches (109 cm) wide from rail to rail. —

C.c. Weiss may 12, New Atlas, 12 May 2026

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— Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 17 May 2026
Towering campaign images of Bella Hadid draped in Chopard diamonds wrap portions of the driveway, turning the arrival itself into a luxury advertising campaign.

— Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026