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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | extravagant; beyond normal limits |
| Synonyms: | absonant, arbitrary, costing an arm and a leg, dear, excessive, exorbitant, extortionate, extreme, far-out, illegitimate, immoderate, improper, inordinate, intemperate, out of bounds, overkill, overmuch, peremptory, posh, pricey, senseless, steep*, stiff*, too great, too much, too-too, uncalled-for, unconscionable, undue, unfair, unjust, unjustifiable, unlawful, unrightful, unwarrantable, unwarranted, up to here, way out, wrongful |
| Antonyms: | cheap, economical, low, plain, reasonable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | unsuitable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not proper, inappropriate |
| Synonyms: | clashing, disagreeable, discordant, discrepant, disparate, disproportionate, dissident, dissonant, ill-suited, improper, inadequate, inadmissible, inapposite, inapt, incompatible, incongruous, inconsistent, ineligible, infelicitous, inharmonious, interfering, irrelevant, jarring, malapropos, out of character, out of keeping, out of place, senseless, unacceptable, unbecoming, unbefitting, uncalled-for, undue, unfit, unfitting, unmatched, unseasonable, unseemly, unsuited |
| Antonyms: | appropriate, proper, suitable |
| Main Entry: | unwarranted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not reasonable or right |
| Synonyms: | baseless, bottomless, foundationless, gratuitous, groundless, indefensible, inexcusable, uncalled-for, unconscionable, undue, unfair, unfounded, ungrounded, unjust, unjustifiable, unjustified, unprovoked, unreasonable, unwarrantable, wrong |
| Antonyms: | called-for, justifiable, reasonable, warranted |
| Main Entry: | wanton |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | cruel, malicious |
| Synonyms: | accidentally on purpose, arbitrary, contrary, double-crossing, evil, gratuitous, groundless, inconsiderate, malevolent, mean, merciless, motiveless, needless, ornery, perverse, senseless, spiteful, unasked, uncalled-for, unfair, unjust, unjustifiable, unjustified, unprovoked, vicious, wayward, wicked, willful |
| Antonyms: | gentle, kind, nice |
| Main Entry: | inessential |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unnecessary |
| Synonyms: | accidental, additional, avoidable, beside the point, casual, causeless, chance, dispensable, excess, exorbitant, expendable, extraneous, extrinsic, fortuitous, futile, gratuitous, haphazard, irrelevant, lavish, needless, noncompulsory, nonessential, optional, prodigal, profuse, random, redundant, supererogatory, superfluous, surplus, uncalled-for, uncritical, undesirable, unessential, unneeded, unrequired, useless, wanton, worthless |
| Main Entry: | sky-high |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | steep |
| Synonyms: | dizzying, excessive, exorbitant, extortionate, extreme, high*, immoderate, inordinate, overpriced, stiff, stratospheric, towering, uncalled-for, unconscionable, undue, unmeasurable, unreasonable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | stratospheric |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | steep |
| Synonyms: | dizzying, excessive, exorbitant, extortionate, extreme, high*, immoderate, inordinate, overpriced, sky-high, stiff, towering, uncalled-for, unconscionable, undue, unmeasurable, unreasonable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | supererogative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | wanton |
| Synonyms: | capricious, changeable, devil-may-care, extravagant, fanciful, fickle, fitful, fluctuating, free, frivolous, gratuitous, heedless, hot and cold, immoderate, inconstant, intemperate, lavish, outrageous, prodigal, profuse, rash, reckless, spendthrift, spoiled, supererogatory, thriftless, uncalled-for, unfettered, unreserved, unrestrained, up and down, variable, volatile, wasteful, whimsical, wild |
| Main Entry: | supererogatory |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | superfluous |
| Synonyms: | abounding, de trop, dispensable, excess, excessive, exorbitant, expendable, extra, extravagant, extreme, gratuitous, in excess, inessential, inordinate, lavish, leftover, needless, nonessential, overflowing, overmuch, pleonastic, profuse, redundant, remaining, residuary, spare, superabundant, superfluent, supernumerary, surplus, unasked, uncalled-for, unneeded, unrequired, unwanted, useless |
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