immoderately

adverb

Definition of immoderatelynext
as in extravagantly

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immoderately
  1. extravagantly
  2. excessively
  3. unduly
  4. inordinately
  5. intolerably
  6. overly
  7. unreasonably
  8. exorbitantly
Adverb
  • People in costumes marched alongside floats with advertisements and extravagantly patriotic decorations.
    — Nolan Rogalski, The Providence Journal, 5 July 2026
  • As extravagantly decorated as the guest rooms, Azure’s blue and white interiors would be a great date-night choice—a combo of watching the sun sink below the horizon, excellent cuisine and fabulous wines (try something from the owners’ South African estate, Bouchard Finlayson).
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 June 2026
Definition of extravagantly
Adverb
  • Going forward, will players be excessively punished for the NCAA’s lack of leadership over the last decade/eternity?
    — Jason Kirk, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The prior authorization process is supposed to prevent providers from billing fraudulently or excessively for medically unnecessary services by forcing providers to get permission from insurance companies before administering care.
    — Alex Acquisto, ProPublica, 30 July 2026
Definition of excessively
Adverb
  • In addition, legislators in several states have introduced or passed bills that prohibit municipalities from unduly restricting homeowners who want to rent spare rooms to nonfamily members.
    — Paula Span, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026
  • The legal scholars watching this expect the eventual fights to turn on old questions, whether a state law unduly burdens interstate commerce, whether federal rules quietly override it.
    — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
Definition of unduly
Adverb
  • Former Intel engineer François Piednoël claimed that the Skylake architecture was inordinately buggy and that Apple was the one finding a lot of the bugs.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 15 June 2026
  • The place seemed inordinately busy.
    — Byron W. Dalrymple, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026
Definition of inordinately
Adverb
  • As detailed in the 2026 Clock Statement, the risks to civilization are intolerably high.
    — Daniel Holz, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
  • 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
Definition of intolerably
Adverb
  • While acknowledging a desire for the honor, Overeem states he's not overly bothered, having faced similar situations throughout his long career.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • His approach reflects a belief that homes should feel lived in rather than overly precious.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of overly
Adverb
  • 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
  • The anti-Manuel faction believes, not unreasonably, that an AD with less staying power would have been ousted several scandals ago.
    — Austin Meek, New York Times, 18 July 2026
Definition of unreasonably
Adverb
  • Solid Wood Furniture Solid wood furniture is exorbitantly expensive now, so don't ever throw it out.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 June 2026
  • In 1969, a Miami News report cited her exorbitantly expensive rates—up to a thousand dollars for a single birth-chart analysis.
    — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Definition of exorbitantly
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“Immoderately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immoderately. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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