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more proportionate

ADJECTIVE

balanced, corresponding

Synonyms

WEAK

commensurable commensurate comparable comparative compatible consistent contingent correlative correspondent corresponding dependent equal equitable equivalent even in proportion just reciprocal relative symmetrical uniform

Antonyms

WEAK

disproportionate imbalanced irrelevant

ADJECTIVE

balanced

Synonyms

STRONGEST

commensurate comparable corresponding equitable proportional reciprocal

WEAK

commensurable comparative compatible consistent contingent correlative correspondent dependent equal equivalent even in proportion just relative symmetrical uniform

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disproportionate dissimilar unlike

Example Sentences

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The health department said their use would be made more "proportionate", although it did not offer details.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2024

He said he would keep a promise to reduce the U.K.’s emissions of climate-warming greenhouse gases to net zero by 2050, but “in a better, more proportionate way.”

From Seattle Times • Sep. 20, 2023

The group said that it supported the shift to a more proportionate tax system related to the strength of drinks, but it argued that the duty rates were still set too low.

From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2023

Griffith said Britain has a "clear vision" of ambitious practioner-led reforms to make the country's regulation more proportionate, simpler, modern and based on high standards.

From Reuters • Mar. 9, 2023

Exhaust upon it the rules and principles of ancient and modern art, you cannot make it more proportionate than his character!

From The American Union Speaker by Philbrick, John D. (John Dudley)