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Synonyms & Antonyms for proportion
Synonyms: Noun
balance, coherence, concinnity, consonance, consonancy, harmony, orchestration, symmetry, symphony, unity
Antonyms: Noun
asymmetry, discordance, disproportion, disunity, imbalance, incoherence, violence
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Examples of proportion in a Sentence
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His ears were drawn out of proportion with his head. The size of the window seems out of proportion with the height of the wall.Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
What could have been handled as a simple teachable moment was blown out of proportion. — Abigail Van Buren, Twin Cities, "Dear Abby: Friendship ends after birthday party joke goes wildly wrong," 11 July 2019 This trade intensified when the Roman Empire expanded north of the Alps, and in some Roman cities the fabrication of amber art wares reached almost industrial proportions. — Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian, "Follow the Ancient Amber Road," 29 Aug. 2019 By the 1950s, wanton slaughter of wild burros in Californiaâs desert and mountains had reached such proportions that the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals pressed for legislation to protect the creatures from trigger-happy hunters. — Los Angeles Times, "More than 40 wild burros slaughtered in the Southern California desert; reward offered," 23 Aug. 2019 Her saucer brown eyes and out-of-proportion skinny, long legs melted my heart. — cleveland.com, "Feather finds a home a long way from Texas: Send us your pet rescue stories," 22 Aug. 2019 The days of explosive growth in the craft beer industry might be over, but accounts of the industryâs looming demise are being blown entirely out of proportion. — Chris Morris, Fortune, "Over 1,000 New Craft Breweries Have Opened In the Past Year," 6 Aug. 2019 Still, those efforts donât seem to be slowing the spread of the calls, which have reached epidemic proportions. — Russell Brandom, The Verge, "FCC commissioner blasts carriers for failure to fight robocalls," 11 July 2019 What could have been handled as a simple teachable moment was blown out of proportion. — Dear Abby, oregonlive.com, "Dear Abby: Attempt at adult âhumorâ doesnât go over well at 18-year-oldâs Oregon birthday party," 11 July 2019 His greatness as a person seemingly reached more epic proportions than his exploits on the field. — latimes.com, "Letters: Death of Tyler Skaggs is a huge loss for the Angels," 5 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
In the meat industry, the carcass balancing problem describes how animal bodies are not proportioned to the ratios of products that humans actually demand. — Liz Specht, WIRED, "Alt-Meat Trounces Animal Meat's Massive Inefficiencies," 19 Aug. 2019 My body is proportioned in whatever way society thinks is redeemable. — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, "Barbie Ferreira Is Ready for More âHot and Secureâ Fat Girls on TV," 4 Aug. 2019 Again, Charlesâs tuxedo is properly proportioned, perhaps in part a function of his wearing this sort of formalwear more regularly. — The Washington Post, The Mercury News, "Analysis: Whatâs with Trumpâs suits? Asking a tailor," 4 June 2019 Sunspelâs well-proportioned V that doesnât plunge into clavicle territory is a safe, confident choice. — Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, "The War Over T-Shirt Necklines: V vs. Crew," 22 Aug. 2018 In essence, the approach lets Peach look a little less Barbie-proportioned. — Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, "Nintendo reveals it invented âBowsetteâ before the Internet did," 28 Sep. 2018 This new map, created by a trio of researchers from across the U.S. and Australia, improves on the design of the Robinson projection by preserving its aesthetic appeal while also correctly proportioning the continents. — Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, "Feast Your Eyes on "Equal Earth," the New and More Accurate World Map," 5 Sep. 2018 The styles of these eleven pieces vary â some are formally proportioned, others fantasy-like. — Peter Dobrin, Philly.com, "Paul Lewis closes Philadelphia Chamber Music Society piano series," 11 May 2018 The creature is the third type of enormous pterosaur revealed so far from this region, which means Transylvania can now boast the worldâs largest known concentration of epically proportioned flying reptiles. — National Geographic, "Ancient Flying Predator Found in Transylvania," 8 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'proportion.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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