proportionate C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /prəˈpɔrʃənət/ UK /prəˈpɔːʃənət/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj corresponding in size or degree to something else The penalty should be proportionate to the offense. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · corresponding in size or... proportionalcommensuratecorrespondingbalancedrelativecomparable ↔ Opposites disproportionateunequalexcessivedisproportional Word family Derived forms proportionatelyproportionateness Related forms proportionproportionality Etymology AI details From Late Latin proportionatus, from Latin proportio ('comparative relation'), from pro portione ('according to the part'), from portio ('portion, share'). proportionatus Latin portio Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # proportionate **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /prəˈpɔrʃənət/ **IPA (UK):** /prəˈpɔːʃənət/ ## Meanings 1. corresponding in size or degree to something else ## Examples - The penalty should be proportionate to the offense. ## Synonyms - proportional - commensurate - corresponding - balanced - relative - comparable ## Antonyms - disproportionate - unequal - excessive - disproportional ## Derived Forms - proportionately - proportionateness ## Related Forms - proportion - proportionality ## Roots and Affixes - Root: proportionatus - Root: portio ## Etymology From Late Latin proportionatus, from Latin proportio ('comparative relation'), from pro portione ('according to the part'), from portio ('portion, share'). ## AI Etymology Proportionate comes from Late Latin proportionatus, from Latin proportio ('comparative relation'), from pro portione ('according to the part'), from portio ('portion, share'). The historical trail runs through Latin proportionatus and Latin portio. In modern use it means corresponding in size or degree to something else. Derived formations include proportionately, proportionateness; related forms include proportion, proportionality. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown