PROPORTIONATE Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

proportionate

adjective

prə-ˈpȯr-sh(ə-)nət

Definition of proportionate

as in proportional

corresponding in size, amount, extent, or degree expect financial returns proportionate to your efforts

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Recent Examples of proportionate Tiered schedules could account for different categories of violations, ensuring that penalties are proportionate to the offense. — Inu Manak, Time, 27 May 2026 The issue is whether appropriate and proportionate protective security is being provided throughout the entirety of the visit. — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026 Focus on proportionate controls, model documentation, testing, human-in-the-loop checkpoints, agent governance and audit trails, so AI can scale into revenue- and risk-sensitive processes without hitting compliance roadblocks later. — Tom Hood, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026 Although reports indicate—and Adams said was the case in Utah—that communities have genuine concerns fueling the rise in opposition, not everyone agrees that the immense community backlash in the US is rational or proportionate. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 5 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for proportionate

Recent Examples of Synonyms for proportionate

Adjective

Photonic integration is widely viewed across the semiconductor industry as one of the most promising approaches to improving bandwidth without a proportional increase in power consumption.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 July 2026
The settlement says cash payments will be proportional to the length of your YouTube TV or DirecTV Stream subscription.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026

Definition of proportional

Adjective

The state agreed to a commensurate pay raises to offset those salary reductions.

— William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
The pain from high tuition does not stem from extraordinary tuition growth but rather from the lack of a commensurate growth rate in median family income.

— Thomas Adam, The Conversation, 26 June 2026

Definition of commensurate

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Through facilitated forums and advisory ecosystems, the organization builds environments where owners can test ideas, evaluate risk, and gain perspective from peers navigating comparable pressures.

— William Jones, USA Today, 30 June 2026
Winner may not substitute, assign or transfer Prize or redeem Prize for cash, but Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to substitute Prize (or portion thereof) with one of comparable or greater value.

— AJC.com, AJC.com, 30 June 2026