Synonyms for disproportionate
ˌdɪs prəˈpɔr ʃə nɪt, -ˈpoʊr-dis·pro·por·tion·ate

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1. disproportionate, disproportionaladjective

   out of proportion

   Synonyms:
   disproportional

   Antonyms:
   commensurate, per capita, proportionate, proportionable, proportional, relative

2. disproportionateadjective

   not proportionate

   Synonyms:
   disproportional

   Antonyms:
   proportional, per capita, relative, commensurate, proportionate, proportionable

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1. disproportionateadjective

   Synonyms:
   unsymmetrical, out of proportion

2. disproportionateadjective

   Synonyms:
   inadequate, unsuitable

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1. List of paraphrases for "disproportionate":

   disproportional, excessive, inordinate, unreasonable, lopsided, inadequate, proportionate, inappropriate

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1. Mark Pitcavage:

   We should be realistic about the extent of the problem, of course. We are talking about a small number of extremists here -- but as they can in general society, extremists in the military can cause harm disproportionate to their numbers.

2. Robbert Vorhoff:

   It’s rare you’re going to see a very successful services company that’s taking market share and enjoying disproportionate growth that is not in some way leveraging technology either to differentiate their service, or to enable scalability.

3. Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein:

   Nevertheless, I am deeply concerned at the disproportionate number of young African Americans who die in encounters with police officers, as well as the disproportionate number of African Americans in U.S. prisons and the disproportionate number of African Americans on Death Row.

4. Sebastian Coe:

   You have to say that the scope and scale of these allegations takes it beyond simply a competitor deciding to step beyond the moral boundary, this is not in every country of the world, there are 213 federations. But you do have to say a disproportionate amount of the reputational damage is in a relatively small number of countries, and I think we have to recognize this.

5. Andrew Chang:

   Many countries, including the Andrew Chang, continue to face vexing shortages of PPE, the Results underscore the importance of providing adequate access to PPE and also suggest that systemic racism associated with inequalities to access to PPE likely contribute to the disproportionate risk of infection among minority frontline healthcare workers.