Usage of "proportionate"

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proporcionat

Being in due proportion.

disproportionate

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proporcionat

Exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents of an entity or between different entities.

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balanced

Corresponding.

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commensurate

Usage of proportionate in inglés

However, the main concern is that this national lockdown is not proportionate. 
 The Guardian 

Such safeguards include requiring that law enforcement requests are necessary and proportionate. 
 Reuters 

Police have to respond in a proportionate manner to any incident reported. 
 The Guardian 

Sanctions must be fair, timely and proportionate and not create excessive hardship. 
 The Guardian 

The power and resources of the city increased in a proportionate degree. 
 Outlines of Universal History, Designed as a Text-book and for P... 

A suit's durability is often proportionate to its polyester content, explains Cuoci. 
 NY Magazine 

We want to have a proportionate response to what is going on. 
 The Guardian 

This work has been proportionate to the whole effort in other directions. 
 America's War for Humanity 

The box in question was a toy casket proportionate to her size. 
 The Lincoln Story Book / A Judicious Collection of the Best Stor... 

The proportionate Number of Individuals which present a considerable amount of Variation. 
 Darwinism (1889) / An exposition of the theory of natural select... 

With the increase in armaments, this country must undergo a proportionate sacrifice. 
 Against Home Rule (1912) / The Case for the Union 

The profits derived from a musical education are proportionate to the investment. 
 For Every Music Lover / A Series of Practical Essays on Music 

The rich man loses his sense of the proportionate value of moneys. 
 Town Life in Australia 

There is nothing rational or proportionate about the deregulation the commission contemplates. 
 The Guardian 

The light is more proportionate to our knowledge than that of day. 
 Excursions 

Consequently, the infinite, taken in a certain way, is proportionate to reason. 
 Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) / From the Com... 