First Known Use: 14th century
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immoderate
adjective im·mod·er·ate \-d(ə-)rət\
: going beyond reasonable limits : not moderate
Full Definition of IMMODERATE
: exceeding just, usual, or suitable bounds <immoderate pride> <an immoderate appetite>
— im·mod·er·ate·ly adverb
— im·mod·er·ate·ness noun
— im·mod·er·a·tion \(ˌ)i-ˌmä-də-ˈrā-shən\ noun
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Origin of IMMODERATE
Middle English immoderat, from Latin immoderatus, from in- + moderatus, past participle of moderare to moderate
Related to IMMODERATE
- Synonyms
- baroque, devilish, exorbitant, extravagant, extreme, fancy, excessive, inordinate, insane, intolerable, lavish, overdue, overextravagant, overmuch, overweening, plethoric, steep, stiff, towering, unconscionable, undue, unmerciful
- Antonyms
- middling, moderate, modest, reasonable, temperate
Synonym Discussion of IMMODERATE
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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