RATIO Synonyms: 7 Similar and Opposite Words

ratio

noun

ˈrā-shē-ˌō

as in rate

the relationship in quantity, amount, or size between two or more things the ratio of students to teachers in the school is nine to one

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

disproportion

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of ratio That range spans about 370 parts-per-billion between the various estimates, with some overlapping with Fermilab’s experimental data and others, particularly from the older R-ratio methods, disagreeing with Fermilab’s data at greater than the 5-sigma threshold. —

Big Think, 19 Mar. 2026 Although Dallas County is in the lower range of debt-to-income ratios, surrounding counties such as Denton, Ellis and Kaufman recorded higher levels, data shows. —

Victoria Baeza Garcia, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026 Japan has run a debt-to-GDP ratio above 200% for years without the bond market collapse its critics have long predicted. —

Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026 The result is a 100-fold improvement in the signal-to-noise ratio. —

Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 18 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ratio

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ratio

rate

Noun

The American always had the engine and work rate to flit between defensive and attacking duties in a central midfield berth.

— Beren Cross, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026
And while the president has continued to beckon the Fed for further rate cuts, domestic oil prices have indeed already risen.

— Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026