proportionate

Questions about proportionate

What does proportionate mean?

proportionate means "being in due proportion". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in proportionate?

proportionate has 4 syllables: pro-por-tio-nate. The stress falls on "por". In IPA it is /pɹəˈpɔɹʃənət/.

What is another word for proportionate?

Close synonyms include harmonious, symmetrical. 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 proportionate?

The recorded antonyms are disproportionate.

Is proportionate a common word?

proportionate 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.