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out of proportion

out of pro·por·tion
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [out uhv, ov pruh-pawr-shuh n, -pohr-]
    • /aʊt ʌv, ɒv prəˈpɔr ʃən, -ˈpoʊr-/
    • /ˈaʊt əv prəˈpɔːʃn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [out uhv, ov pruh-pawr-shuh n, -pohr-]
    • /aʊt ʌv, ɒv prəˈpɔr ʃən, -ˈpoʊr-/

Definitions of out of proportion words

  • adjective out of proportion exaggerated, excessive 1
  • adjective out of proportion excessively large 1
See all 2 definitions of out of proportion

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Parts of speech for Out of proportion

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
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determiner
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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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Synonyms for out of proportion

adj out of proportion

  • caricatural — a picture, description, etc., ludicrously exaggerating the peculiarities or defects of persons or things: His caricature of the mayor in this morning's paper is the best he's ever drawn.
  • disproportionate — not proportionate; out of proportion, as in size or number.
  • hammy — characteristic of a person who overacts.
  • hyperbolic — having the nature of hyperbole; exaggerated.
  • irregular — without symmetry, even shape, formal arrangement, etc.: an irregular pattern.

adv out of proportion

  • disproportionately — not proportionate; out of proportion, as in size or number.
  • illegally — forbidden by law or statute.
  • immensely — vast; huge; very great: an immense territory.
  • indecorously — not decorous; violating generally accepted standards of good taste or propriety; unseemly.
  • inordinately — not within proper or reasonable limits; immoderate; excessive: He drank an inordinate amount of wine.

adjective out of proportion

  • amplified — Simple past tense and past participle of amplify.
  • elliptic — Of, relating to, or having the form of an ellipse.
  • embellished — Simple past tense and past participle of embellish.
  • embroidered — Decorate (cloth) by sewing patterns on it with thread.
  • exaggerated — That has been described as greater than it actually is; abnormally increased or enlarged.

adverb out of proportion

All 23 Synonyms of out of proportion

Antonyms for out of proportion

adjective out of proportion

  • depreciated — Simple past tense and past participle of depreciate; reduced in value over time.
  • minimised — Simple past tense and past participle of minimise.
  • minimized — Simple past tense and past participle of minimize.
All 3 Antonyms of out of proportion

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