RATIOS Synonyms: 7 Similar and Opposite Words

ratios

noun

plural of ratio

as in rates

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

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Relevance

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disproportions

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Recent Examples of ratios The latest unit retains the same first six forward ratios as the outgoing Carrera T’s manual transmission, but ditches its predecessor’s somewhat awkward and largely superfluous seventh gear. — Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026 The Strata Card also allows point transfers, but just like with the Double Cash, the ratios are lower than Citi's premium credit cards. — Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026 Clinicians assigned to see interval likelihood ratios made a correct call 93 out of 100 times, while those seeing a single cutoff got it right 82 times out of 100. — Amiran Baduashvili, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026 The numbers below are odds ratios, which compare how likely neck pain was in one group versus another. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026 No debt-to-income ratios are required to qualify, which appeals to homeowners who lack a steady stream of income required for conventional loans. — Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 2 Oct. 2026 Perhaps those ratios seem obvious; just about half the money from a little less than half the screens. — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 29 Sep. 2026 Plans also call for eliminating teacher-student staff ratios, defaulting caps to the licensing requirements of each state. — Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026 In some analyses involving individual elements or combinations of rare earths, the odds ratios exceeded 3 or even 4. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ratios

rates

Noun

That organization’s July 2026 report showed Waymo vehicles’ police-reportable crash rates were 68% lower than those of human drivers, and the study said Waymos rate of rear-ending another car was 91% lower.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 11 Oct. 2026
In an earnings preview note, analysts at Seaport Global nudged up estimates on the view that net interest income (NII) stands to benefit from both deposit growth and higher rates.

— Zev Fima,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2026