out of proportion
Not to scale
Out of proportion describes something that doesn't match its proper or expected relationship to something else.
A reaction is out of proportion when it's too extreme for the situation: His anger was completely out of proportion to the offense.
Physical features can be out of proportion when they're too large or small relative to surrounding elements.
Blown out of proportion means exaggerated beyond reasonable scale.
- asymmetricalNot equal on both sides
- out of whackNot functioning properly
- off kilterUnbalanced or crooked
- exaggeratedMade larger than reality
- overblownInflated beyond reasonable proportion
blown out · lopsided · dramatized · hyperbolic · making a mountain · inequitable · distorted · mismatched · unjust · excessive · sensationalized · skewed · warped · inflated · larger than life · uneven · magnified · overwrought
out of proportionin proportion
proportionate · well-proportioned · proportional · balanced · harmonious
out of proportionproportionate
Scaled to fit properly
in proportion · appropriate · fitting · measured · commensurate
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