disproportion
Lack of symmetry
Disproportion is a lack of balance or proper relation between parts—when something is too large, too small, or otherwise out of scale with what it should match: the disproportion between the crime and the punishment, a disproportion of wealth.
The word emphasizes imbalance more than simple difference.
As a verb, to disproportion is to make things unequal, though this use is rare.
Not smooth or balanced
- lopsidedUnequally balanced
- unequalNot the same
- unbalancedLacking equilibrium or stability
- skewedAsymmetrically shifted
asymmetry · misalignment · inequity · disparity · mismatch · discrepancy · incongruity · unevenness
Overstating beyond reality
- misrepresentationFalse or misleading statement
- caricatureExaggerated comic depiction
- overstatementClaim beyond the facts
- skewTwist from straight
warp · hyperbole · embellishment · amplification · magnification · grotesque · cartoonish · unrealistic
Unjust or biased treatment
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- inequityUnfair distribution or treatment
- injusticeDenial of fair treatment
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
disparity · privilege · marginalization · exclusion · oppression · favoritism · partiality · stratification
Lack of something needed
- shortageDeficient supply of necessities
- insufficiencyShortfall in amount needed
- underrepresentationInsufficient proportional presence
- inadequacyState of being insufficient
undersupply · scarcity · shortfall · deficit · paucity · dearth · underemphasis · underweight
Excessive quantity beyond need
- surplusAmount exceeding requirement
- glutExcessive surplus
- oversupplyExcess beyond demand
- superfluityExcessive amount beyond necessity
overrepresentation · overemphasis · bloat · inflation · overkill · preponderance · overweight · overgrowth
uneven
Not smooth or balanced
- lopsidedUnequally balanced
- unequalNot the same
- unbalancedLacking equilibrium or stability
skewed · asymmetry · misalignment · inequity · disparity · mismatch · discrepancy · incongruity · unevenness · mismatched
exaggeration
Overstating beyond reality
- misrepresentationFalse or misleading statement
- caricatureExaggerated comic depiction
- overstatementClaim beyond the facts
skew · warp · hyperbole · embellishment · amplification · magnification · grotesque · cartoonish · unrealistic · misleading
unfairness
Unjust or biased treatment
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- inequityUnfair distribution or treatment
- injusticeDenial of fair treatment
bias · disparity · privilege · marginalization · exclusion · oppression · favoritism · partiality · stratification · segregation
deficiency
Lack of something needed
- shortageDeficient supply of necessities
- insufficiencyShortfall in amount needed
- underrepresentationInsufficient proportional presence
inadequacy · undersupply · scarcity · shortfall · deficit · paucity · dearth · underemphasis · underweight · stunted
overabundance
Excessive quantity beyond need
- surplusAmount exceeding requirement
- glutExcessive surplus
- oversupplyExcess beyond demand
superfluity · overrepresentation · overemphasis · bloat · inflation · overkill · preponderance · overweight · overgrowth · outsized
- excessexcess, too much, excessive, excessiveness, overabundance
- imbalanceimbalance, disequilibrium, asymmetry, lopsidedness, unevenness
- proportionsratio, fraction, percentage, percent, share
- flawsfaults, defect, flaw, blemish, flaws
- monstrositiesmonstrosity, monster, freak, abomination, grotesqueness
- mismatchesmismatch, wrong fit, misfit, incompatibility, wrong size
disproportionproportion
Comparative relation of parts
balance · proportionality · equality · parity · evenness
disproportionsymmetry
Invariance under transformation
harmony · proportion · balance · congruity · regularity
disproportionate, disproportionately, disproportional, disproportions, disproportioned