be disproportionate
Frequency: 8.525.1 per million words
States that something is not in proportion.
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Examples (10)
- The punishment was grossly disproportionate to the crime.
- The CEO's bonus is completely disproportionate to the company's performance.
- The number of women in leadership is still disproportionate to their representation in the workforce.
- The effort required for the task was wildly disproportionate to the meager reward.
- His emotional reaction was disproportionate to the minor inconvenience.
- The amount of funding for arts programs is often disproportionate to their cultural impact.
- Without reform, the workload will continue to be disproportionate for junior staff.
- The media attention had been vastly disproportionate to the event's actual importance.
- Critics argue that the military response was disproportionate to the initial threat.
- The resources allocated to the project are disproportionate to its strategic value.