Antonyms for proportion

Grammar : Noun

Spell : pruh-pawr-shuhn, -pohr-

Phonetic Transcription : prəˈpɔr ʃən, -ˈpoʊr-

Definition of proportion

Origin : late 14c., "due relation of one part to another," also "size, extent; compartative relation in size, degree, number, etc.," from Old French proporcion "measure, proportion" (13c.), from Latin proportionem (nominative proportio) "comparative relation, analogy," from phrase pro portione "according to the relation" (of parts to each other), from pro "for" (see pro-) + ablative of *partio "division," related to pars (see part (n.)). Phrase out of proportion attested by 1670s.
My fortunes [are] as ill proportioned as your legs. [John Marston, "Antonio and Mellida," 1602]

noun relative amount, size of part to whole
noun balance between parts of whole

Example sentences :

For a man's heart is sensitive in proportion to its greatness.
Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various

So important is this proportion that it should be memorized.
Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 4 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

Perhaps some day I may get a reward out of all proportion to this small service.
Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser

Pressure of wind increases in proportion to the square of the velocity.
Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell

And by exactly that proportion they might be a day's or a five days' journey distant!
Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White

In proportion as the marsh solidified the general health improved.
Extract from : « In the Heart of Vosges » by Matilda Betham-Edwards

In proportion as she knew his innocency she must have felt his loss.
Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II » by Francis Augustus Cox

For a large dish you must proportion the ingredients accordingly.
Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie

Then make the pickle, which must be in proportion to the quantity of fish.
Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie

Keep it boiling from half an hour to an hour in proportion to its size.
Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie

Synonyms for proportion

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