proportional

adjective

Definition of proportionalnext
as in proportionate
corresponding in size, amount, extent, or degree the Web site's popularity increased exponentially, resulting in a proportional increase in advertising revenue

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Recent Examples of proportional 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 Essentially, in the report, Yenor suggests that women are biologically programmed not to take part in certain high-impact sports and that proportional equality in school sports isn’t desirable or backed by science. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026 Of the seven states with the highest ACA proportional enrollments, three had among the highest rates of people dropping ACA coverage in the nation, with South Carolina losing 29%, Mississippi 26% and Alabama 23%. — Robert Applebaum, The Conversation, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for proportional
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proportional
  1. proportionate
  2. commensurate
  3. comparable
  4. balanced
Adjective
  • But as a party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Israel is bound by Article 19, under which restrictions on expression must be provided by law and be necessary and proportionate to a legitimate aim.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The components of the arrangement should be proportionate to one another.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of proportionate
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  • The union’s foremost demand has been a contract that guarantees wages commensurate with the skyrocketing cost of living for a single adult New Yorker.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Sanctions will only be imposed commensurate with the severity of the violation, the CSU said.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of commensurate
Adjective
  • Thiessen said those events are not directly comparable to a new baseball stadium, which would host many more games regularly.
    — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2026
  • That’s harder to find in fashion these days, as the comparable speed of digital culture increases trend turnover and even algorithmic advertising struggles to keep up with what looking empirically cool means.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of comparable
Adjective
  • The bar makes a perfectly balanced drink, and brunch holds its own with plenty of light and rib-sticking options alike (the steak and eggs were my favorite) and strong locally roasted coffee (both pour-over and espresso options).
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Beneficial species help digest food, hold plaque in check and support a balanced ecosystem that feeds into whole-body health.
    — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of balanced

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“Proportional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proportional. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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