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Synonyms for disproportionate
ˌdɪs prəˈpɔr ʃə nɪt, -ˈpoʊr-dis·pro·por·tion·ate
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Princeton's WordNet
disproportionate, disproportionaladjective
out of proportion
Synonyms:
disproportionalAntonyms:
commensurate, per capita, proportionate, proportionable, proportional, relativedisproportionateadjective
not proportionate
Synonyms:
disproportionalAntonyms:
proportional, per capita, relative, commensurate, proportionate, proportionable
Dictionary of English Synonymes
disproportionateadjective
Synonyms:
unsymmetrical, out of proportiondisproportionateadjective
Synonyms:
inadequate, unsuitable
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "disproportionate":
disproportional, excessive, inordinate, unreasonable, lopsided, inadequate, proportionate, inappropriate
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Words popularity by usage frequency
| ranking | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #7392 | inappropriate | |
| #8094 | excessive | |
| #10208 | inadequate | |
| #16024 | unreasonable | |
| #28223 | disproportionate | |
| #30771 | proportionate | |
| #57042 | inordinate | |
| #62323 | lopsided | |
| #222305 | disproportional |
How to use disproportionate in a sentence?
If you look at the negative outlooks that are in place today there is a disproportionate number of them that are accounted for by emerging markets that are net exporters of commodities, regionally that leads to the Middle East and Africa and secondarily to Latin America. So that is where we expect to see continued downward pressure on ratings in 2016.
Peace will require strict adherence by both sides to the tenets of international humanitarian law. This includes Israeli ending disproportionate responses to being attacked, even though any attack on Israel is unacceptable.
When you know that what you are doing is going to have a disproportionate affect on people of color and on women and you do it anyway, that erodes the public trust in the system and that's problematic.
John McCown created a political strategy, and African Americans voted themselves into power, it has come to a point where( Hancock County) is one of the most impoverished in America. There is a wives' tale -- I don't know if it's true or not -- that some political leaders in Georgia have always said that if we can't vote the people of Hancock County out, we'll starve them out -- and there's been a disproportionate lack of growth to this particular community.
They carried out a series of disproportionate or otherwise indiscriminate attacks, which they have completely failed to investigate independently.
Translations for disproportionate
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- The word "disproportionate" in Arabic can be translated as "غير متناسب".Arabic
- несъответен, непропорционаленBulgarian
- desproporcionatCatalan, Valencian
- The translation of "disproportionate" to Czech is "nepřiměřený."Czech
- The translation of "disproportionate" to Danish is "udadimensioneret."Danish
- The translation of "disproportionate" in Greek is "ανάλγητο" (analgito) or "δυσανάλογος" (dysanallogos), depending on the context.Greek
- The translation of "disproportionate" to Esperanto is "nedisproporcia".Esperanto
- desproporcionadoSpanish
- نامتناسبPersian
- suhteetonFinnish
- The translation of "disproportionate" in French is "disproportionné".French
- The Irish translation for "disproportionate" is "neamhréireach."Irish
- The word "disproportionate" translates to Hindi as "असमान" (asamaan) or "अनुपातहीन" (anupaatheen), depending on the context.Hindi
- aránytalanHungarian
- The translation of "disproportionate" in Armenian is "անխտանավոր" (ankhtanavor).Armenian
- disproporsionalIndonesian
- disproporzionareItalian
- The word "disproportionate" can be translated to Japanese as "不均衡な" (ふきんこうな, fukinkōna) or "釣り合っていない" (つりあっていない, tsuriatte inai) depending on the context.Japanese
- The word "disproportionate" can be translated to Latin as "exaggeratum" or "inæquale." The precise translation may depend on the context in which you're using the term.Latin
- The translation of "disproportionate" to Dutch is "disproportioneel."Dutch
- The word "disproportionate" can be translated to Norwegian as "disproporsjonal."Norwegian
- niewspółmierny, nieproporcjonalnyPolish
- The translation of "disproportionate" in Romanian is "disproporționat."Romanian
- непропорциональный, несоразмерныйRussian
- The word "disproportionate" translates to Swedish as "orelaterat" or "disproportionerligt."Swedish
- The translation of "disproportionate" in Tamil is "ஏற்றமற்ற" (Ēṟramaṟṟa).Tamil
- The word "disproportionate" can be translated to Telugu as "అసంతులిత" (Asantulita).Telugu
- The word "disproportionate" can be translated to Thai as "ไม่สมดุล" (mai somdun).Thai
- The translation of "disproportionate" in Turkish is "orantısız."Turkish
- The translation of "disproportionate" to Ukrainian is "неспропорційний".Ukrainian
- The word "disproportionate" can be translated to Vietnamese as "mất cân đối."Vietnamese
- The English word "disproportionate" can be translated into Yiddish as "איבער פּראָפּאָרטיאָן" (iber pro'portion).Yiddish
- 不成比例Chinese
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