Antonyms for proportion
prəˈpɔr ʃən, -ˈpoʊr-pro·por·tion

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1. proportion

   Analogy is specifically a resemblance of relations; a resemblance that may be reasoned from, so that from the likeness in certain respects we may infer that other and perhaps deeper relations exist. Affinity is a mutual attraction with or without seeming likeness; as, the affinity of iron for oxygen. Coincidence is complete agreement in some one or more respects; there may be a coincidence in time of most dissimilar events. Parity of reasoning is said of an argument equally conclusive on subjects not strictly analogous. Similitude is a rhetorical comparison of one thing to another with which it has some points in common. Resemblance and similarity are external or superficial, and may involve no deeper relation; as, the resemblance of a cloud to a distant mountain. Compare ALLEGORY.

   Antonyms:
   disagreement, disproportion, dissimilarity, incongruity, unlikeness

   Synonyms:
   affinity, analogy, coincidence, comparison, likeness, parity, relation, resemblance, semblance, similarity, simile, similitude

   Preposition:
   The analogy between (or of) nature and revelation; the analogy of sound to light; a family has some analogy with (or to) a state.

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1. proportion

   Antonyms:
   misproportion, misadjustment, incongruity, disparity, disharmony, disorder, irrelation, disproportion

   Synonyms:
   adaptation, relation, rate, distribution, adjustment, symmetry, interrelationship, uniformity, correlation

Matched Categories

1. • Adjust
   • Balance
   • Harmonize
   • Magnitude
   • Quantitative Relation
   • Quotient

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. proportionnoun

   the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole

   Antonyms:
   disproportion

   Synonyms:
   ratio, dimension, proportionality, symmetry, balance

2. proportion, dimensionnoun

   magnitude or extent

   "a building of vast proportions"

   Antonyms:
   disproportion

   Synonyms:
   attribute, dimension, balance, property, symmetry, proportionality, ratio

3. symmetry, proportionnoun

   balance among the parts of something

   Antonyms:
   disproportion

   Synonyms:
   symmetry, isotropy, symmetricalness, balance, correspondence, proportionality, dimension, ratio

4. proportion, rationoun

   the relation between things (or parts of things) with respect to their comparative quantity, magnitude, or degree

   "an inordinate proportion of the book is given over to quotations"; "a dry martini has a large proportion of gin"

   Antonyms:
   disproportion

   Synonyms:
   ratio, dimension, proportionality, symmetry, balance

5. proportion, proportionality, balanceverb

   harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)

   "in all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balance"- John Ruskin

   Antonyms:
   disproportion

   Synonyms:
   remainder, dimension, counterbalance, ratio, symmetry, equaliser, residual, balance, counterpoise, residuum, rest, counterweight, residue, balance wheel, equilibrium, symmetricalness, equipoise, correspondence, equalizer, proportionality

6. proportionverb

   give pleasant proportions to

   "harmonize a building with those surrounding it"

   Antonyms:
   disproportion

7. proportionverb

   adjust in size relative to other things

   Antonyms:
   disproportion

How to use proportion in a sentence?

1. Ben McGarry:

   We have shifted a greater proportion of our assets offshore as an intensifying slowdown in housing is likely to increase downward pressure on the Australian dollar.

2. National Guard:

   While the military sets an example for civil society through our inclusiveness, we too have not come far enough. We all need to do better. For example, although the United States military has a higher proportion of African Americans serving in our ranks than in society at large, only 7 % of our flag and general officers are African American.

3. John Galsworthy:

   Idealism increases in direct proportion to one's distance from the problem.

4. Umberto Volta:

   The most striking change in clinical presentation of celiac disease over time has been the decrease of diarrhea as the leading symptom and the progressive increase of other non-classical gastrointestinal symptoms (such as constipation, bloating and alternate bowel habits as well as gastro-esophageal reflux, nausea, vomiting and dyspepsia), a high proportion of celiac disease patients did not show any gastrointestinal symptom, but they displayed extra-intestinal manifestations such as iron-deficiency anemia, unexplained osteoporosis, abnormalities of liver-function tests and recurrent miscarriages.

5. Terrie Moffitt:

   If the proportion of people who are likely to use cannabis were to increase, many problems associated with it would naturally increase as well.

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