Antonyms for commensurately


Grammar : Adv
Spell : kuh-men-ser-it, -sher-
Phonetic Transcription : kəˈmɛn sər ɪt, -ʃər-


Definition of commensurately

Origin :
  • 1640s, from Late Latin commensuratus, from Latin com- "with" (see com-) + Late Latin mensuratus, past participle of mensurare "to measure," from mensura (see measure (v.)).
  • As in evenly : adv equally proportioned or distributed
  • As in enough : adv adequately
Example sentences :
  • But they have not improved either in marching or in fighting at all commensurately with the improved appliances.
  • Extract from : « Camps, Quarters and Casual Places » by Archibald Forbes
  • He wished at once that he could get something which would pay him commensurately with his ability.
  • Extract from : « The "Genius" » by Theodore Dreiser
  • But this change has not commensurately affected the German universities.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine--Vol. 54, No. 333, July 1843 » by Various

Synonyms for commensurately

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