Synonyms of unduly

unduly

adverb

ˌən-ˈdü-lē 

as in overly

beyond a normal or acceptable limit

unduly upset by the slight delay of our departure

Synonyms & Similar Words

• overly
• too
• excessively
• inordinately
• unacceptably
• intolerably
• extremely
• terribly
• unusually
• incredibly
• to death
• exorbitantly
• very
• devilishly
• with a vengeance
• exceptionally
• to a fault
• unreasonably
• overmuch
• monstrously
• unbearably
• highly
• extravagantly
• immoderately
• obscenely
• unconscionably
• super
• inappropriately
• extra
• considerably
• inexcusably
• significantly
• substantially
• improperly
• extraordinarily
• remarkably
• exceedingly
• singularly
• hugely
• abnormally
• intemperately
• uncommonly
• extensively
• astronomically
• eminently
• greatly
• especially
• extortionately
• freakishly
• deadly
• mightily
• uncustomarily
• whacking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• insufficiently
• inadequately
• reasonably
• moderately
• modestly
• slightly
• acceptably
• deficiently
• scarcely
• just
• hardly
• minimally
• barely
• marginally
• temperately
• scantily
• meagerly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of unduly

Cynics think that Manchesterism is a mirage and that Burnham is unduly hogging the credit for the regeneration of the city’s downtown. — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 19 June 2026

Our task, in the year of the United States’ two-hundred-and-fiftieth birthday, is to deprovincialize the Revolution, without unduly deprecating its originality. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 8 June 2026

The local officials argued that the state law unduly limits law enforcement officers’ discretion when crime victims apply for what is known as a U visa, a visa set aside for non-citizen victims of crime who cooperate with law enforcement and meet other conditions. — Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 3 June 2026

The unduly lenient sentence scheme allows any member of the public to refer a sentence to the attorney general. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 27 May 2026