disproportionately
Out of balance
Disproportionately means out of proportion—larger, smaller, or more intense than expected relative to something else.
A policy might disproportionately affect low-income families, meaning they bear more of the burden than their share of the population would suggest.
The word often signals unfairness or imbalance: Minorities are disproportionately represented in the prison population.
Beyond proper measure
- inordinatelyBeyond reasonable measure
- unreasonablyBeyond logical limits
- undulyBeyond reasonable measure
- overlyTo excess
immoderately · extravagantly · exorbitantly · outrageously · extremely · overwhelmingly · exceedingly · vastly
Not in equal measure
- unevenlyIn irregular manner
- asymmetricallyIn unbalanced manner
- lopsidedlyIn uneven manner
- inequitablyIn an unequal manner
unfairly · skewed · one-sidedly · disparately · inconsistently · irregularly · nonuniformly · overrepresented
Without legitimate cause
- prejudiciallyWith preformed negative judgment
- inequitablyIn an unequal manner
- unfairlyWithout proper justice
- marginalizedPushed to society's edges
disadvantaged · targeted · burdened · affected · impacted · vulnerable · minorities · communities
excessively
Beyond proper measure
- inordinatelyBeyond reasonable measure
- unreasonablyBeyond logical limits
- undulyBeyond reasonable measure
overly · immoderately · extravagantly · exorbitantly · outrageously · extremely · overwhelmingly · exceedingly · vastly · enormously
unequally
Not in equal measure
- unevenlyIn irregular manner
- asymmetricallyIn unbalanced manner
- lopsidedlyIn uneven manner
inequitably · unfairly · skewed · one-sidedly · disparately · inconsistently · irregularly · nonuniformly · overrepresented · underrepresented
unjustly
Without legitimate cause
- prejudiciallyWith preformed negative judgment
- inequitablyIn an unequal manner
- unfairlyWithout proper justice
marginalized · disadvantaged · targeted · burdened · affected · impacted · vulnerable · minorities · communities · populations
disproportionatelyproportionately
In relative measure
proportionally · commensurately · in proportion · correspondingly · appropriately
disproportionatelyfairly
Moderately or equitably
equitably · justly · duly · impartially · even-handedly
disproportionatelyevenly
In equal parts
uniformly · equally · symmetrically · regularly · homogeneously