commensurate
corresponding in size, degree, or extent; proportionate
Word origin: From Latin com- (together) plus mensura (measure).
Commensurate in a sentence
Here are example sentences showing commensurate in a sentence.
The salary offered was hardly commensurate with the years of training required.
The salary offered was commensurate with the candidate's decade of senior experience.
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Verbal · Sentence Equivalence
The professor's lectures were notoriously blank; students often left more puzzled than when they had arrived, unable to follow his tangled chains of reasoning.
Using “commensurate” well
Commensurate means proportionate or corresponding in degree. It often appears in the phrase commensurate with, signaling a fitting match.
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