Synonyms for proportional
prəˈpɔr ʃə nl, -ˈpoʊr-pro·por·tion·al

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1. proportionaladjective

   one of the quantities in a mathematical proportion

   Antonyms:
   disproportional, disproportionate

2. proportional, relativeadjective

   properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to'

   "the punishment ought to be proportional to the crime"; "earnings relative to production"

   Synonyms:
   relative, comparative

   Antonyms:
   disproportional, disproportionate

3. proportionaladjective

   having a constant ratio

   Synonyms:
   relative

   Antonyms:
   disproportionate, disproportional

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1. proportionaladjective

   Synonyms:
   proportionate, proportionable, symmetrical, correspondent

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1. List of paraphrases for "proportional":

   proportionate, commensurate, pro-rata, relative, prorated, pro-rated, ratio, proportion

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1. Michael Korda:

   Your chances of success are directly proportional to the degree of pleasure you desire from what you do. If you are in a job you hate, face the fact squarely and get out.

2. Jeff Bock:

   We have to prepare for the inevitability that one, or more, of the major chains may not survive if this situation continues to lurch into next summer, the number of movie theaters that will close on a permanent basis will be directly proportional to how long it takes the US to stomp out the virus.

3. Leonid Fedun:

   Earlier, the Iraqi government said that they are ready to take out 300,000-500,000 bpd from the market. Our share will be proportional.

4. Ricardo Stewart:

   Learning is not proportional to the distance from the board

5. Med Jones:

   The integrity of states is ruled by the socioeconomic well-being theory. The degree of the stability of any social system is proportional to the degree of its economic growth and vice versa. Stated differently, the risk to national integrity increases proportionally to the country's economic decline.