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in proportion

in pro·por·tion
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [in pruh-pawr-shuh n, -pohr-]
    • /ɪn prəˈpɔr ʃən, -ˈpoʊr-/
    • /ɪn prəˈpɔːʃn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in pruh-pawr-shuh n, -pohr-]
    • /ɪn prəˈpɔr ʃən, -ˈpoʊr-/

Definitions of in proportion words

  • adjective in proportion balanced 1
  • adverb in proportion in a balanced way 1
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Parts of speech for In proportion

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adjective
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pronoun
preposition
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in proportion popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for in proportion

adj in proportion

  • provisional — providing or serving for the time being only; existing only until permanently or properly replaced; temporary: a provisional government.
  • like — in like manner with; similarly to; in the manner characteristic of: He works like a beaver.
  • relative — a person who is connected with another or others by blood or marriage.
  • correlative — If one thing is a correlative of another, the first thing is caused by the second thing, or occurs together with it.
  • approaching — coming closer in time

adv in proportion

  • prorate — to make an arrangement on a basis of proportional distribution.
  • ad valorem — (of taxes) in proportion to the estimated value of the goods taxed
  • correlatively — so related that each implies or complements the other.
  • proportionately — proportioned; being in due proportion; proportional.
  • prorated — to make an arrangement on a basis of proportional distribution.
All 50 Synonyms of in proportion

Antonyms for in proportion

adj in proportion

  • dissimilar — not similar; unlike; different.
  • unlike — different, dissimilar, or unequal; not alike: They contributed unlike sums to charity.
  • different — not alike in character or quality; distinct in nature; dissimilar: The two brothers are very different, although they are identical twins.
  • unequal — not equal; not of the same quantity, quality, value, rank, ability, etc.: People are unequal in their capacities.
  • separate — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
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