Vocabulary
Commensurate
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
corresponding in size or degree; in proportion.
Urdu meaning
موافق، ہم جسامت، مناسب
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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FBR campaigns such as the one targeting individuals boasting about their lavish lifestyle on social media, without paying taxes commensurate with it will hardly help restore the public`s trust in the tax machinery.
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Hollow increase
— 2025-12-16
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SCEPTICS argue that the annual climate conferences are elaborate talk shops that produce renewed pledges without commensurate action.This dismissal is fundamentally flawed.
Dawn Editorials —
Ecosystem of change
— 2025-11-20
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But where educational opportunities and options have increased, we have not seen a commensurate expansion in counselling services.
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Counselling needs
— 2025-08-29
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These disparities must remind us of a basic development principle: without commensurate investments in people, in education, health, gender equity and accountable institutions, GDP gains risk being neither inclusive nor sustainable.
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Digital leap
— 2025-08-14
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A rise in AI deployment means a rise in the number of data centres with a commensurate demand for power.
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AI & environment
— 2025-01-14
Synonyms
equivalent, equal, corresponding, correspondent, comparable, proportionate, proportional
Antonyms
disproportionate
Curator example
“salary will be commensurate with age and experience”
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