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 In such cases, attacks must be proportionate and minimize civilian harm. — Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 19 July 2026 Tshisekedi last week ordered the finance, economy and mines ministries, along with revenue agencies, to ensure coercive measures remain exceptional, legally justified, and proportionate. — Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 16 July 2026 And if so, is this advantage proportionate to the harm inflicted on civilians and the environment? — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 15 July 2026 Thus enabling the the suppliers to follow a pathway proportionate to part criticality. — Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 7 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for proportionate

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Adjective

School districts currently face an unfunded mandate, as they are legally required to serve students with disabilities as young as 3 without proportional state funding.

— Melissa Brown, Chalkbeat, 27 Aug. 2026
What must happen is that even these lower density neighborhoods start adding housing stock at rates roughly proportional to what every other neighborhood is shouldering.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of proportional

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In its sixty-one years of existence, in fact, Head Start has never been funded at a level commensurate with the number of low-income children in the United States.

— Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2026
Commissioner Cathy Engelbert has overseen massive upgrades for the league, including a $2 billion media-rights deal, league expansion and salaries commensurate with her athletes’ profession.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026