proportion
How much one thing is compared to another thing or to the whole.
The relationship between the size, amount, or number of one thing and that of another or to the whole.
The way parts of something fit together in a balanced and nice way.
The correct or pleasing relationship between parts of something in terms of size, shape, or amount.
A part or amount compared to the total.
A part, share, or amount that is considered in relation to a whole.
- Base: proportion
- Plural: proportion, proportions
blow out of proportion
1exaggerate importance or seriousness
To make something seem bigger, worse, or more important than it really is.
- The argument was blown out of proportion by social media.
- Don’t blow this mistake out of proportion.
in proportion to
1matching in degree or ratio to something else
Having an amount, size, or level that matches something else.
- Your salary will be in proportion to your experience.
- Punishment should be in proportion to the crime.
out of proportion
1not matching in size or importance appropriately
Too big, too small, or too important compared to something else.
- His reaction was out of proportion to the problem.
- The media coverage was blown out of proportion.