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incommensurate

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Out of proportion (in size, degree or extent) with something else.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

not corresponding in size or degree or extent

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a reward incommensurate with his effort

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: commensurate

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English commensurate English incommensurate From in- + commensurate.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: несъразмерен (nesǎrazmeren) — out of proportion with
  • Bulgarian: несъответстващ (nesǎotvetstvašt) — out of proportion with
  • Finnish: yhteismitaton — out of proportion with
  • Polish: niewspółmierny — out of proportion with
  • Polish: nieproporcjonalny — out of proportion with