proportional

Definitions

Corresponding in size, degree, or intensity to something else.

Having a constant ratio to another quantity.

Balanced or symmetrical in relation to the whole.

Examples

The punishment should be proportional to the severity of the crime.

The amount of tax you pay is proportional to your annual income.

The growth of the company's profits was directly proportional to its investment in new technology.

Synonyms

commensurate proportionate balanced corresponding comparable relative symmetrical

Antonyms

disproportionate incommensurate unequal unbalanced asymmetrical disparate inconsistent