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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

incommensurate
    adj 1: not corresponding in size or degree or extent; "a reward
           incommensurate with his effort" [ant: commensurate]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Incommensurate \In`com*men"su*rate\, a.
   1. Not commensurate; not admitting of a common measure;
      incommensurable.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Not of equal of sufficient measure or extent; not
      adequate; as, our means are incommensurate to our wants.

   Syn: Inadequate; insufficient; disproportionate. --
        In`com*men"su*rate*ly, adv. --
        In`com*men"su*rate*ness, n.
        [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for Incommensurate:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

abnormal, absurd, anomalous, disappointing, disheartening, displeasing, disproportionate, dissatisfactory, inadequate, incoherent, incommensurable, incomparable, incompatible, incongruous, inconsequent, inconsistent, inconsonant, insufficient, irreconcilable, not comparable to, not good enough, out of proportion, oxymoronic, paradoxical, self-contradictory, unfulfilling, ungratifying, unsatisfactory, unsatisfying

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