Synonyms for inordinate
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Undue — excessive; unreasonable or inappropriate in magnitude
undue, excessive, immoderate, disproportionate, exorbitant, enormous, unreasonable, extravagant, extreme, intemperate, unconscionable, extortionate, usurious, prodigal, fabulous, overweening, lavish, outrageous, unrestrained, wanton, overmuch, unmeasured
Other
sky-high, extortious dated, unordinate dated
Definitions
- adj. 1
Excessive; unreasonable or inappropriate in magnitude.
Example sentences
- excessive The government's expenditures are a bit excessive.
- disproportionate The disproportionate power of the West is declining.
- undue Do nothing that will bring undue attention to yourself.
- immoderate Immoderate drinking can have negative consequences.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| inordinate | steady | |
| excessive | falling | |
| disproportionate | steady | |
| undue | falling | |
| immoderate | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- undue2
- 6 letters
- lavish2, wanton2
- 7 letters
- extreme2
- 8 letters
- enormous3, fabulous3, prodigal3, usurious, overmuch
- 9 letters
- excessive3
- 10 letters
- outrageous3, exorbitant4, unmeasured, immoderate, extortious, unordinate
- 11 letters
- extravagant4, intemperate4, overweening
- 12 letters
- unreasonable4, unrestrained3, extortionate4
- 14 letters
- unconscionable5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (undue2 = 2 syllables).