/ Thesaurus / P Synonyms of per capita Find synonyms for: Adjective1. per capita, proportionate (vs. disproportionate)usage: per person; "among the states Connecticut has a high per capita income"Adverb1. per capita, for each person, of each personusage: per person; "we are spending $5,000 per capita annually for education in this district"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: immense Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language