Antonyms for proportion
prəˈpɔr ʃən, -ˈpoʊr-pro·por·tion

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1. proportion

   Analogy is specifically a resemblance of relations; a resemblance that may be reasoned from, so that from the likeness in certain respects we may infer that other and perhaps deeper relations exist. Affinity is a mutual attraction with or without seeming likeness; as, the affinity of iron for oxygen. Coincidence is complete agreement in some one or more respects; there may be a coincidence in time of most dissimilar events. Parity of reasoning is said of an argument equally conclusive on subjects not strictly analogous. Similitude is a rhetorical comparison of one thing to another with which it has some points in common. Resemblance and similarity are external or superficial, and may involve no deeper relation; as, the resemblance of a cloud to a distant mountain. Compare ALLEGORY.

   Antonyms:
   disagreement, disproportion, dissimilarity, incongruity, unlikeness

   Synonyms:
   affinity, analogy, coincidence, comparison, likeness, parity, relation, resemblance, semblance, similarity, simile, similitude

   Preposition:
   The analogy between (or of) nature and revelation; the analogy of sound to light; a family has some analogy with (or to) a state.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. proportion

   Antonyms:
   misproportion, misadjustment, incongruity, disparity, disharmony, disorder, irrelation, disproportion

   Synonyms:
   adaptation, relation, rate, distribution, adjustment, symmetry, interrelationship, uniformity, correlation

Matched Categories

1. • Adjust
   • Balance
   • Harmonize
   • Magnitude
   • Quantitative Relation
   • Quotient

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. proportionnoun

   the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole

   Antonyms:
   disproportion

   Synonyms:
   ratio, dimension, proportionality, symmetry, balance

2. proportion, dimensionnoun

   magnitude or extent

   "a building of vast proportions"

   Antonyms:
   disproportion

   Synonyms:
   attribute, dimension, balance, property, symmetry, proportionality, ratio

3. symmetry, proportionnoun

   balance among the parts of something

   Antonyms:
   disproportion

   Synonyms:
   symmetry, isotropy, symmetricalness, balance, correspondence, proportionality, dimension, ratio

4. proportion, rationoun

   the relation between things (or parts of things) with respect to their comparative quantity, magnitude, or degree

   "an inordinate proportion of the book is given over to quotations"; "a dry martini has a large proportion of gin"

   Antonyms:
   disproportion

   Synonyms:
   ratio, dimension, proportionality, symmetry, balance

5. proportion, proportionality, balanceverb

   harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)

   "in all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balance"- John Ruskin

   Antonyms:
   disproportion

   Synonyms:
   remainder, dimension, counterbalance, ratio, symmetry, equaliser, residual, balance, counterpoise, residuum, rest, counterweight, residue, balance wheel, equilibrium, symmetricalness, equipoise, correspondence, equalizer, proportionality

6. proportionverb

   give pleasant proportions to

   "harmonize a building with those surrounding it"

   Antonyms:
   disproportion

7. proportionverb

   adjust in size relative to other things

   Antonyms:
   disproportion

How to use proportion in a sentence?

1. Hilde Kløvstad:

   I think it is clear from the epidemiological situation, especially looking at the high proportion of Somalis with COVID-19, that we did not reach this group in time.

2. Marc Ambinder:

   I don't necessarily envy the decisions... that the platforms have to make, but it does seem pretty clear that the volume and the vigilance of misinformation reduces itself in proportion to the number of serial misinformation spreaders who are deplatformed.

3. Andrew Wilson:

   One of the challenges for the ECB is the mechanism by which they do that... I think the most likely form is buying all European government bonds in some proportion that relates to their market cap or their GDP (gross domestic product).

4. Premier Li Keqiang:

   We will move forward with the reform of stock and bond markets and increase the level of rule of law in their development, promote the sound development of the multilevel capital market, and ensure that the proportion of direct financing is increased.

5. Uffe Ellemann-Jensen:

   Boris Johnson's article was very imaginative, the claim that Delors would rule Europe was well out of proportion and was water on the paranoid wave that opponents of the Maastricht Treaty were trying to create.

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