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proportionable

proportionable

8.2
Having a size, amount, or degree that matches something else
  • adjective
  • /prəˈpɔrʃənəbl/
translation icon : proporcionado
  • We desire rewards that are proportionable to our efforts and commitment.

Examples

  • The punishment must be proportionable to the crime committed.

  • They sought a proportionable response to the magnitude of the threat.

  • The costs are proportionable to the revenue generated.

  • Her effort was proportionable to the results achieved.

  • The dimensions of the new building are proportionable to its surrounding structures.

  • In a fair marriage, both partners should make proportionable contributions to household responsibilities.

  • The distribution of resources was proportionable to the needs of each community.

Synonyms

proportional
vsproportionable
  • Specialized
38 4.7

One amount grows when another grows in the same way

focuses on matching size or degree, not joint change
commensurate
vsproportionable
  • Formal
18 7.5

About the same size, amount, or degree as another thing

is about general correspondence rather than exact equality
proportionate
vsproportionable
16 5.1

The right size or amount compared with something else

has identical meaning but is an alternative form
proportioned
vsproportionable
1 3.7

Having parts that are balanced in size or amount

compares two things rather than describing internal balance

Antonyms

disproportionate
47 5.9

Too large or small compared with what is fair

How Proportional

commensurate
  • Formal
18 7.5
proportionable
8.2
incommensurate
  • Formal
1 9.9

Surface Forms

proportionable positive

Morphology

proportionable = proportion (transparent) = proportion + able

Formed by the noun 'proportion' plus the productive suffix '-able', yielding an adjective meaning 'capable of being proportioned' or 'having proportional correspondence', which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Proportionable comes from the parts pro- ('for') and portion ('part'), and you can see the same idea in the common word portion, which means a share. So, something proportionable has the right size or amount compared with something else, which is why it means 'proportionate'.