immoderately

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immoderately
Adverb
  • Duvalier and his family lived extravagantly while Haiti suffered in poverty and violence.
    Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 6 Feb. 2026
  • In November, the content creator, who first established a tradition of dressing extravagantly for her relatives' holiday parties in 2021, pulled up to her family function in a look inspired by a float in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
    Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 25 Dec. 2025
Adverb
  • Others can be excessively quiet, sleepy, or clingy.
    Jillian Pretzel, Parents, 6 Feb. 2026
  • In other words, the Canucks have been stuck in their defensive zone for excessively long stretches and have owned very little puck possession when Lekkerimäki is on the ice.
    Harman Dayal, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
Adverb
  • This ability to chop and change without unduly weakening the team — Smith seamlessly replacing top scorer Kieffer Moore over Christmas as midfielder George Thomason deputed admirably at left wing-back — could become even more important if further progress is made in the Cup.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
  • If Rozier is paying for Laster’s attorney, that could unduly affect his friend's own defense, prosecutors said.
    Tom Winter, NBC news, 17 Dec. 2025
Adverb
  • The film’s title may be overstated, but there’s no denying the way the song’s message about longing, separation, and regret affected an inordinately wide range of people who heard it.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2025
  • As the article points out, California’s mismanagement is contributing inordinately to the highest utility and gasoline prices in the country.
    U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • The data doesn’t show how many Texans were automatically re-enrolled — and who might unenroll if their premiums rose intolerably.
    Sasha Richie, Dallas Morning News, 16 Jan. 2026
  • This picture book is immersive, evoking the itch of a sweater or the satisfying softness of a banana (as opposed to other intolerably crunchy snacks).
    Sara Rowe Mount, Parents, 15 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Gorman, who was chairman-CEO of Morgan Stanley for 13 years before joining the Disney board in 2024, says that’s overly simplistic for such a complicated business environment.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Khaby Lame, a Senegalese-Italian influencer with more than 160 million TikTok followers, became an international sensation for his wordless reactions mocking overly complex viral videos.
    J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Adverb
  • The bill would task the state’s attorney general with establishing the guidelines to determine unreasonably excessive prices for captive consumers, such as at airports, hospitals, sporting events, large festivals or in correctional facilities.
    Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Fernández was said to have – not unreasonably – anti-trust concerns about Disney’s dominant sports market position.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 21 Dec. 2025
Adverb
  • The pivot was proposed as Riyadh wraps up its year-long review of Neom’s progress, and continues a pattern of belt-tightening across the government’s myriad, exorbitantly expensive investments — which include everything from buying up entire sports leagues and teams to competitive video games.
    Frank Landymore, Futurism, 28 Jan. 2026
  • That term represents a specific, predatory practice of exorbitantly raising prices during a state of emergency.
    Sasha Richie, Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026
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“Immoderately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immoderately. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.

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