as in overly
beyond a normal or acceptable limit
taking an inordinately long time to finish the house
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Recent Examples of inordinately
The digital menu is divided into a handful of confusing categories that force you to rely on your previous memory of what’s on offer, not only because finding new options is so difficult, but also because even looking for them is inordinately time-consuming.
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2026
The road to today’s launch attempt has been long, winding and bumpy for NASA, not to mention inordinately expensive.
—Charlie Gile, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026
Fans love the show for its unique format, competitive edge, and, of course, the inordinately attractive cast.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Feb. 2026
But among Linckia, stories like that of FiveArm, FourArm, and Comet are inordinately common.
—Mandy-Suzanne Wong, Longreads, 5 Feb. 2026
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
Existing savings reliefs and incentives tilt heavily in favor of the better off, and are inordinately complicated to boot.
—Clive Crook, Twin Cities, 21 Aug. 2025
That might seem an inordinately large amount of oomph, considering that a typical internal-combustion car engine can produce only a few hundred newton meters.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 June 2018
David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2026
The road to today’s launch attempt has been long, winding and bumpy for NASA, not to mention inordinately expensive.
—Charlie Gile, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026
Fans love the show for its unique format, competitive edge, and, of course, the inordinately attractive cast.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Feb. 2026
But among Linckia, stories like that of FiveArm, FourArm, and Comet are inordinately common.
—Mandy-Suzanne Wong, Longreads, 5 Feb. 2026
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
Existing savings reliefs and incentives tilt heavily in favor of the better off, and are inordinately complicated to boot.
—Clive Crook, Twin Cities, 21 Aug. 2025
That might seem an inordinately large amount of oomph, considering that a typical internal-combustion car engine can produce only a few hundred newton meters.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inordinately
Adverb
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Good firm with good people to work with, meaningful and intellectually stimulating work, satisfied and not-overly-obnoxious clients.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Apr. 2026
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Swift continued, claiming that Sombr’s emotional vulnerability in his lyrics will ultimately be good for female songwriters, who are often accused of being overly confessional on their songs.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Kinahan’s caution came too late.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
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Section Two of the 1965 Voting Rights Act aimed to prevent mapmakers from weakening the voting power of racial minorities by either packing them into one district or spreading them out across too many districts to have an impact.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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In the Derby, the 39-year-old was fined $62,000 and suspended for two race days for using his riding crop excessively.—
Alex Sundby,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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The hotel has a formal feel, with lots of wood, leather, and heavy chandeliers, but no one is excessively dressed up.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Inordinately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inordinately. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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