Incommensurate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Incommensurate is an adjective meaning Out of proportion (in size, degree or extent) with something else.
Meaning
Out of proportion (in size, degree or extent) with something else.
Example Sentences
In the marriage of Inanna and Dumuzi we saw a commensurate relationship between the two, a marriage of Heaven and earth, but now in the fall of Inanna into hell, the relationship becomes incommensurate.
Synonyms for incommensurate
Depending on context, synonyms include incommensurable, disproportionate.
Antonyms for incommensurate
Common opposites include commensurate.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include disproportionate, incommensurable, immeasurable, uncommensurate, discommensurate, unproportionate.
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