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proportion
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of PROPORTION
1
a balanced, pleasing, or suitable arrangement of parts <the head was drawn too large, being way out of proportion with the body>
Synonyms balance, coherence, concinnity, consonance, consonancy, orchestration, proportion, symmetry, symphony, unity
Related Words coordination, correlation, correspondence, equalization, equilibrium, evenness, order, orderliness, regularity, uniformity
Near Antonyms confusion, disorganization, dissonance, disturbance, tension; disconnectedness, disjointedness, incompatibility; irregularity, unevenness
2
something belonging to, due to, or contributed by an individual member of a group <the players argue that they aren't getting the proportion of the league's profits that are due to them>
3
the relationship in quantity, amount, or size between two or more things <the proportion of length to width for those screens was usually three to two>
Synonyms proportion, rate
Near Antonyms disproportion
4
the total amount of measurable space or surface occupied by something <the exact proportions of the room were critical>
Related Words area; capaciousness, commodiousness, roominess, spaciousness; ampleness, amplitude, bigness, bulkiness, enormousness, grandness, greatness, grossness, heftiness, hugeness, immenseness, immensity, largeness, mass, massiveness, monstrousness, stupendousness, tremendousness, vastness, volume, voluminousness
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