Synonyms for proportional
- adjective
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
At a constant ratio (to). Two magnitudes (numbers) are said to be proportional if the second varies in a direct relation arithmetically to the first. Symbol: ∝.
Related words
- Word family
- proportionality proportionally
- Phrases
- mean proportional proportional navigation
Example sentences
- symmetrical The layout of the prison was fairly symmetrical.
- proportionate The punishment should be proportionate to the crime.
- commensurate This great feat needs a commensurate prize.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| proportional | falling | |
| symmetrical | falling | |
| proportionate | falling | |
| commensurate | falling | |
| proportionable | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 11 letters
- symmetrical4
- 12 letters
- commensurate4, apportionate
- 13 letters
- proportionate4
- 14 letters
- proportionable
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (symmetrical4 = 4 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- proportionnel
- Italiano
- proporzionale
- Deutsch
- proportional