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inordinate

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of inordinate

going beyond a normal or acceptable limit in degree or amount

  • an inordinate number of complaints about the slow pace of snow removal around the city
Synonyms of inordinate

baroque, devilish, excessive, exorbitant, extravagant, extreme, fancy, immoderate, insane, intolerable, lavish, overdue, overextravagant, overmuch, overweening, plethoric, steep, stiff, towering, unconscionable, undue, unmerciful
Words Related to inordinate

boundless, endless, immeasurable, infinite, limitless

unbearable, unjustifiable, unwarranted

improper, inappropriate, thick, unseemly

unrestrained
Phrases Synonymous with inordinate

a bit much, over the top
Near Antonyms of inordinate

deficient, inadequate, insufficient

minimal, minimum
Antonyms of inordinate

middling, moderate, modest, reasonable, temperate

Synonym Discussion of inordinate

excessive, immoderate, inordinate, extravagant, exorbitant, extreme mean going beyond a normal limit. excessive implies an amount or degree too great to be reasonable or acceptable.
    • excessive punishment
immoderate implies lack of desirable or necessary restraint.
    • immoderate spending
inordinate implies an exceeding of the limits dictated by reason or good judgment.
    • inordinate pride
extravagant implies an indifference to restraints imposed by truth, prudence, or good taste.
    • extravagant claims for the product
exorbitant implies a departure from accepted standards regarding amount or degree.
    • exorbitant prices
extreme may imply an approach to the farthest limit possible or conceivable but commonly means only to a notably high degree.
    • extreme shyness

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