as in proportional
corresponding in size, amount, extent, or degree
was given a job commensurate with her abilities and experience
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of commensurate
Exxon, for example, doubled its profit per oil equivalent barrel from $5 in 2019 to $10 in 2024, with nowhere near a commensurate increase in production.
—
Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Under pressure from ultraconservatives in the Republican conference, congressional leaders are trying to find ways to offset that revenue loss with commensurate cuts to federal spending.
—Riley Beggin, USA Today, 18 May 2025
The play, with commensurate high ticket prices, has been reeling in massive box office since beginning previews March 12.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 12 May 2025
Without commensurate recognition or compensation, accidentally becoming important at work can feel more like a punishment.
—Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for commensurate
Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Under pressure from ultraconservatives in the Republican conference, congressional leaders are trying to find ways to offset that revenue loss with commensurate cuts to federal spending.
—Riley Beggin, USA Today, 18 May 2025
The play, with commensurate high ticket prices, has been reeling in massive box office since beginning previews March 12.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 12 May 2025
Without commensurate recognition or compensation, accidentally becoming important at work can feel more like a punishment.
—Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for commensurate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commensurate
Adjective
-
Selecting a coffee table that is stylish is one thing, but finding a round coffee table that is proportional to your other furniture is another.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
26 May 2025
-
Their economic impact, even under the worst-case scenarios short of all-out trade war, is not proportional to the scale of the Treasury market storm in early April (let alone devastation in the stock market).—
George Calhoun,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
Adjective
-
In fact, no other project of the past half century comes to mind that is comparable to Orozco’s work of the past three decades, with its the complex and contradictory morphologies, operations, materials, and sites.—
Benjamin H. D. Buchloh,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
-
Setup time should be comparable to that of a standalone instant-pitch screen room, which will also require staking out in windy conditions.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 May 2025
Adjective
-
During our season in 2024, there were a proportionate number of sales compared to prior years.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
-
This level needs to be reasonable and proportionate to the risk.—
Mark Littler,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
Adjective
-
Looking for a premium pair of headphones that deliver rich, balanced sound and solid noise cancellation?—
Shubham Yewale,
PC Magazine,
3 June 2025
-
The Double Double 32 YO provides a lighter, more balanced smoky profile, while the Double Double 38 YO provides a rich, unpeated experience full of maturity and complexity.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
Adjective
-
Such dual-economy arrangements later allowed the great imperial powers to make their commitment to free exchange, and to a degree of pluralism, commensurable with their ongoing subjugation of native peoples.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
The New Yorker,
21 Oct. 2024
-
Once the germ reached the seething colonies of commensurable rodents, fattened on the empire’s giant stores of grain, the mortality was unstoppable.—
Kyle Harper,
Discover Magazine,
15 Dec. 2017
Cite this Entry
“Commensurate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commensurate. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share