disproportionate

1. 1.

   out of proportion

   Synonymsdisproportional

   Antonymsproportionate
2. 2.

   not proportionate

   Similarincommensurate

Questions about disproportionate

What does disproportionate mean?

disproportionate means "out of proportion". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in disproportionate?

disproportionate has 5 syllables: dis-pro-por-tio-nate. The stress falls on "por". In IPA it is /ˌdɪspɹəˈpɔɹʃənɪt/.

What is another word for disproportionate?

Close synonyms include disproportional. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of disproportionate?

The recorded antonyms are proportionate.

Is disproportionate a common word?

disproportionate is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.