All out of proportion synonyms
out of pro·por·tion
O o adj out of proportion
- hyperbolic — having the nature of hyperbole; exaggerated.
- hammy — characteristic of a person who overacts.
- disproportionate — not proportionate; out of proportion, as in size or number.
- irregular — without symmetry, even shape, formal arrangement, etc.: an irregular pattern.
- 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.
adjective out of proportion
- magnified — Having been visually enlarged by the process of magnification.
- amplified — Simple past tense and past participle of amplify.
- zigzagged — a line, course, or progression characterized by sharp turns first to one side and then to the other.
- embroidered — Decorate (cloth) by sewing patterns on it with thread.
- nonsymmetrical — Not symmetrical.
- overestimated — Simple past tense and past participle of overestimate.
- elliptic — Of, relating to, or having the form of an ellipse.
- exaggerated — That has been described as greater than it actually is; abnormally increased or enlarged.
- overbalanced — Simple past tense and past participle of overbalance.
- extreme — Reaching a high or the highest degree; very great.
- embellished — Simple past tense and past participle of embellish.
adv out of proportion
- disproportionately — not proportionate; out of proportion, as in size or number.
- immensely — vast; huge; very great: an immense territory.
- illegally — forbidden by law or statute.
- inordinately — not within proper or reasonable limits; immoderate; excessive: He drank an inordinate amount of wine.
- indecorously — not decorous; violating generally accepted standards of good taste or propriety; unseemly.
adverb out of proportion
- extravagantly — With lavish expenditure or behaviour.
- immoderately — In an immoderate manner.