Synonyms for DISPROPORTIONATE
ˌdɪs prəˈpɔr ʃə nɪt, -ˈpoʊr-dis·pro·por·tion·ate

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1. disproportionate, disproportionaladjective

   out of proportion

   Synonyms:
   disproportionate, disproportional

   Antonyms:
   commensurate, per capita, proportionate, proportionable, proportional, relative

2. disproportionateadjective

   not proportionate

   Synonyms:
   disproportional

   Antonyms:
   proportional, per capita, relative, commensurate, proportionate, proportionable

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1. disproportionateadjective

   Synonyms:
   unsymmetrical, out of proportion

2. disproportionateadjective

   Synonyms:
   inadequate, unsuitable

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1. List of paraphrases for "disproportionate":

   disproportional, excessive, inordinate, unreasonable, lopsided, inadequate, proportionate, inappropriate

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1. Ayanna Pressley:

   The disproportionate impact of the student debt crisis is weighed heaviest on Black and Brown borrowers.

2. Beth Blauer:

   There is nothing so stark than looking at the disproportionate amount of Black and Latino people that are [ contracting and ] dying from this disease, knowing there is no medical safety net for them and also understanding that there are deliberate decisions that aren't taking their best interests in mind, this is the piece that I think has been the most difficult for me.

3. Richard Budgett:

   At the same time the credibility of competitive sport – and particularly high-level sporting competitions – relies on a level playing field where no athlete has an unfair or disproportionate advantage over the rest. it’s important we broaden the evidence base. There is some interesting research that needs to come to conclusion, and that will give us much more information about performance, which is the issue which is really key to determining eligibility.

4. Foreign Relations PresidentRichard Haass:

   He did nothing to persuade us that his various interventions in the run-up to the election were justified, it just seemed to me he took on a disproportionate role in American politics without the mandate to do it.

5. Carlos Botero:

   One of the first things that jumps out to me from these findings is that we can already see that climate change is having a disproportionate effect on species that have less capacity to deal with environmental change through their behavior, this doesn't mean that climate change is not affecting brainy birds... or that brainy birds are going to do just fine. What our findings suggest is that climate change can have a much stronger effect on the less-brainy birds.