RATIOS Synonyms: 7 Similar and Opposite Words

ratios

noun

plural of ratio

as in rates

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

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Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

disproportions

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of ratios The latest unit retains the same first six forward ratios as the outgoing Carrera T’s manual transmission, but ditches its predecessor’s somewhat awkward and largely superfluous seventh gear. — Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026 The Strata Card also allows point transfers, but just like with the Double Cash, the ratios are lower than Citi's premium credit cards. — Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026 Clinicians assigned to see interval likelihood ratios made a correct call 93 out of 100 times, while those seeing a single cutoff got it right 82 times out of 100. — Amiran Baduashvili, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026 The numbers below are odds ratios, which compare how likely neck pain was in one group versus another. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026 No debt-to-income ratios are required to qualify, which appeals to homeowners who lack a steady stream of income required for conventional loans. — Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 2 Oct. 2026 Perhaps those ratios seem obvious; just about half the money from a little less than half the screens. — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 29 Sep. 2026 Plans also call for eliminating teacher-student staff ratios, defaulting caps to the licensing requirements of each state. — Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026 In some analyses involving individual elements or combinations of rare earths, the odds ratios exceeded 3 or even 4. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ratios

rates

Noun

Advertisement The day after the raid, the Wilder School District reported absent rates soared, with 20% of students absent, according to The Idaho Statesman.

— Philip Wang, Time, 19 Oct. 2026
Interestingly, there is no statistically detectable difference in offending rates before college, suggesting the future fraternity members weren’t always fundamentally different in their behavior.

— Jens Ludwig, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026