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disproportionately
adverb as in overmuch
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Women and children are disproportionately victims, but they are not alone.
The work at Art Basel is often interesting, often dull, and disproportionately decorative in nature.
They disproportionately indict young African-American men, and they usually do it very quickly.
Significantly, those being targeted are disproportionately transgender, and disproportionately people of color.
In 2012 the so-called Bedroom Tax was passed, an under-occupancy penalty that disproportionately hits low-income families.
This act was found to be objectionable by some residents who stated that the new seventh district was disproportionately large.
Although all freemen had the right to vote in this assembly, the power of the richer classes was disproportionately great.
But though the common standard of living has risen, the rise has been on a scale disproportionately small.
The Greeks are interesting and quite disproportionately important because they had such a host of great individuals.
Many of the deck fittings seemed disproportionately substantial.
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On this page you'll find 50 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to disproportionately, such as: over, ever, excessively, extravagantly, extremely, and illegally.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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