EXTORTIONATELY Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

extortionately

adverb

as in unreasonably

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Ramirez-Romero is charged with two counts of second-degree manslaughter with a motor vehicle, operating under the influence, traveling unreasonably fast and failure to drive in the proper lane.

— Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Though this is a potentially stronger claim, Johnson said Kohberger still faces an extremely high bar to prove his lawyer acted unreasonably.

— N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 29 July 2026

Definition of unreasonably

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Upstairs was the primary bedroom, which came with an almost obscenely large master bathroom, complete with a soaking tub and a shower with ocean views.

— Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
Tickets for most big sporting events and concerts are obscenely overpriced these days (Knicks playoff ticket prices were right up there with the World Cup), pricing out many of the fans who truly live and breathe the sport.

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 27 June 2026

Definition of obscenely

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With the mayor unconscionably on the sidelines, the council should identify a few leaders — Finance Committee Chair Pat Dowell, 3rd, and former committee chair Scott Waguespack, 32nd, come to mind — to see if a deal with real benefits for the city can be struck in the next few weeks.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026
Cicero has been my nemesis in this book, for unconscionably grasping for elder power and offering up rationales for doing so repeated over the centuries.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 June 2026

Definition of unconscionably

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Your routine could feel unbearably repetitive, sparking fantasies of abandoning the whole thing.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026
The eastern United States endured an unbearably hot early July that forced communities to cancel Independence Day celebrations and disrupted the country’s 250th anniversary.

— Michael Phillis, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026

Definition of unbearably

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That has become increasingly difficult as the level of scrutiny increases year-on-year, while standards of behaviour on and off the field inexcusably continue to fall.

— Graham Scott, New York Times, 9 July 2026
After the storm, attempts to rescue people trapped in their homes and to get them out of town were inexcusably slow.

— Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025

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