commeasurable
commeasurable — adjective
- commeasurablepositive
- more commeasurablecomparative
- most commeasurablesuperlative
1. matching another thing in size, amount, or degree, so the two seem fair or balan
matching another thing in size, amount, or degree, so the two seem fair or balanced when set against each other
Élise asked for a salary commeasurable with her years of teaching experience.
commeasurable with + noun: matching in amount
The committee felt the reward was hardly commeasurable with Tunde's huge effort.
Diego argued that the small medal was not commeasurable with such a brave rescue.
The damage to the old bridge was commeasurable with the force of the flood.
- commensurate
the common modern form carrying the same meaning
- proportionate
everyday word for matching the size or amount of something
- comparable
stresses being similar enough to set side by side, not exact matching
- disproportionate
far bigger or smaller than what it is measured against
- incommensurate
not matching in size or degree
文法句型
commeasurable with + noun
be commeasurable with
用法筆記
Almost always followed by 'with' plus the thing being compared. A rare, old-fashioned word; in modern writing 'commensurate' or 'proportionate' is far more common.