disproportionate
/ˌdɪs.pɹəˈpɔɹ.ʃə.nət/adjective5 syllables
Disproportionate means: out of proportion.
Synonyms for disproportionate11
adjective, as in out of proportion
disproportional
adjective, as in not proportionate
incommensurate
also used for disproportionate
nonproportionate, unproportionate, extortionate, inordinate, exorbiant, exorbitant, extortionable, extortious, extravagant
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Opposites of disproportionate
proportionate
What does disproportionate mean?2
adjective
1
out of proportion
2
not proportionate
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Disproportionate in a sentence
- This big gate is disproportionate to the small garden.Lumi_alt
- People on lower incomes spend a disproportionate amount of their income on rent.patgfisher
- There is a disproportionate number of girls in the class.patgfisher
- Trans women experience a grossly disproportionate amount of rape in men's prisons.shekitten
- Rodrigo faced disproportionate consequences for minor infractions compared to other users on the website.Amastan
- The disproportionate power of the Western world has started to decline.Amastan
- The disproportionate power of the West is declining.Amastan
- This plant has a disproportionate and crazy growth. It's like it doesn't know how to grow anymore.AmarMecheri
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