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 For years this was known as the 'Korea discount', which kept stocks trading at lower price-to-earnings ratios than global peers. —

Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2026 Per Nielsen, out-of-home viewers accounted for more than 30% of last summer’s Gold Cup final deliveries, and the ratio for key World Cup matches is expected to play in the same ballpark. —

Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 17 Apr. 2026 Earth also has an unusually large moon relative to its size, a ratio far larger than that of any other moon around a major planet. —

Phil Plait, Scientific American, 17 Apr. 2026 Miller has a 23-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio over 9 ⅓ innings. —

Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ratio

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ratio

rate

Noun

Provider reimbursement rates were cut by $383 million.

— Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
Nurses at the hospital continue to report staffing issues and high turnover rates while saying medication errors and delays in patient care are continuing to occur.

— Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2026