PROPORTIONATE Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

proportionate

adjective

prə-ˈpȯr-sh(ə-)nət

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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 The Sole Arbitrator is bound by such proportionate rules and has no means to override them. —

Alexander Smith, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026 Microsoft saw a decrease in its proportionate ownership of OpenAI, yielding a dilution gain. —

Jordan Novet, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026 The player declined the contract after being advised that this wasn’t proportionate. —

Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026 The speed of the production ramp is inversely proportionate to how many new parts and steps there are. —

Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for proportionate

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The rate at which the universe is expanding is called the Hubble constant, named after astronomer Edwin Hubble, who, with Milton Humason, showed convincingly that the velocity with which a galaxy was moving away from Earth was proportional to its distance.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Social Security functions as social insurance rather than welfare, meaning workers who pay into the program throughout their working lives have earned the right to receive benefits proportional to their contributions and income replacement needs.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026