RATIO Synonyms: 7 Similar and Opposite Words

ratio

noun

ˈrā-shē-ˌō

as in rate

the relationship in quantity, amount, or size between two or more things the ratio of students to teachers in the school is nine to one

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

disproportion

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of ratio This ratio doesn’t reflect the economy at large, and skews toward the information worker side. —

Joe McKendrick, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026 The exact ratios of ingredients vary between producers. —

Rosemary Trout, Scientific American, 27 June 2026 That price-performance ratio has attracted some of the top AI labs in the industry. —

Paulina Likos, CNBC, 27 June 2026 The intensity of organic carbon oxidation changes the ratio of the isotope rhenium 187 to rhenium 185. —

Howard Lee, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for ratio

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ratio

rate

Noun

Plus, new members of this meat service can get 15% off their first order, and select states get free flat-rate shipping on orders of $125 or more.

— Rachel Cortez, USA Today, 4 July 2026
The 2026 tournament has the highest rate of goals per match in decades and is the first in World Cup history to have scored more than 200 goals (with two dozen matches still left to play).

— Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 3 July 2026