Synonyms of proportions

proportions 1 of 2

noun

plural of proportion

1

as in portions

something belonging to, due to, or contributed by an individual member of a group

the players argue that they aren't getting the proportion of the league's profits that are due to them

Synonyms & Similar Words

• portions
• parts
• shares
• percentages
• quotas
• allowances
• pieces
• allotments
• slices
• takes
• pieces of the action
• cuts
• ends
• rations
• segments
• sections
• members
• commissions
• lots
• partitions

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• compounds
• totals
• sums
• aggregates
• composites
• pools
• totalities
• wholes

2

as in ratios

the relationship in quantity, amount, or size between two or more things

the proportion of length to width for those screens was usually three to two

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ratios
• rates
• frequencies
• averages
• percentages
• correspondences

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disproportions

3

as in dimensions

the total amount of measurable space or surface occupied by something

the exact proportions of the room were critical

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dimensions
• sizes
• measurements
• magnitudes
• measures
• areas
• extents
• bulks
• masses
• amplitudes
• volumes
• immensities

proportions

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of proportion

1

as in parts

Related Words

• portions
• parts
• lots
• measures (out)
• splits
• divides
• hands out
• shares (out)
• deals (out)
• doles out
• issues
• apportions
• admeasures
• redistributes
• rations
• appropriates
• dishes out
• allots
• parcels (out)
• supplies
• shares
• assigns
• dispenses
• sets
• metes (out)
• prorates
• distributes
• provides
• allocates
• furnishes
• allows
• divvies (up)
• dollops (out)
• disburses
• bestows
• administers
• contributes
• disseminates
• spreads
• disperses
• chips in
• scatters
• circulates
• pledges
• reapportions
• donates
• reallocates

Dissimilar Words

• declines
• refuses
• deprives (of)
• denies
• rejects
• misallocates
• withholds
• begrudges
• disallows
• pinches
• skimps
• stints
• niggles (out)

2

as in balances

Related Words

• balances
• pairs
• orders
• squares
• equalizes
• correlates
• standardizes
• aligns
• blends
• matches
• suits
• merges
• arrays
• regularizes
• evens
• combines
• arranges
• dovetails
• fits
• adapts
• tunes
• synthesizes
• fuses
• unifies
• keys
• integrates
• connects
• synchronizes
• coordinates
• unites
• orchestrates
• reconciles
• joins
• conforms
• harmonizes
• accommodates
• attunes
• conciliates

Dissimilar Words

• disorders
• skews
• upsets
• disorganizes
• disrupts
• disturbs
• disharmonizes
• confuses
• disarrays
• estranges
• alienates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of proportions

Noun

For fall 2026, the focus is on four core jackets, the Karakorum, Verone, Himalaya and Tibb, each reworked with new materials, proportions and details. — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2026

Named after the famous Parisian district and first introduced in 2004, the style has become a Louboutin signature with its sleek proportions expressing the sensuality embedded in the brand. — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2026

Given medium, proportions, and form, from a distance Shift is barely distinguishable from the land. — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

The industry has long ago moved away from those specific proportions. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026

What Jefferson envisaged, in contrast, was an unyielding north-south grid of continental proportions. — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

The place looks like a château stretched to king-size American SUV proportions. — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 25 Sep. 2026

What begins as a trivial disagreement reaches new proportions regarding how far a lack of dialogue can drive people. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026

Over time, this has led retrotransposons to make up large proportions of a host genome in some cases; for example, nearly half of the human genome is retrotransposons. — Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026