Nearby Words
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | excessive, unnecessary |
| Synonyms: | disproportionate, exceeding, exorbitant, extravagant, extreme, forbidden, ill-timed, illegal, immoderate, improper, inappropriate, inapt, indecorous, inept, inordinate, intemperate, needless, overmuch, sinister, too great, too much, unapt, uncalled-for, unconscionable, underhanded, undeserved, unfair, unfitting, unjust, unjustifiable, unjustified, unmeasurable, unreasonable, unseasonable, unseemly, unsuitable, untimely, unwarrantable, unwarranted |
| Notes: | undo means to reverse an action or thing; undue means 'inappropriate' or 'excessive' |
| Antonyms: | moderate, reasonable, sensible |
| Main Entry: | exorbitant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | extravagant, excessive |
| Synonyms: | absonant, dear, enormous, exacting, expensive, extortionate, extreme, high, highway robbery, immoderate, inordinate, out of sight, outrageous, over one's head, overboard, overmuch, preposterous, pricey, steep*, stiff*, towering, unconscionable, undue, unreasonable, unwarranted, up to here, wasteful |
| Antonyms: | cheap, inexpensive, low, moderate, reasonable, sensible |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | immoderate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | excessive, extreme |
| Synonyms: | dizzying, egregious, enormous, exaggerated, exorbitant, extravagant, inordinate, intemperate, overindulgent, profligate, steep, too much*, too-too, towering, unbalanced, unbridled, uncalled-for, unconscionable, uncontrolled, undue, unjustified, unmeasurable, unreasonable, unrestrained, unwarranted, wanton |
| Antonyms: | calm, justified, mild, moderate, reasonable, restrained |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | improper |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not suitable |
| Synonyms: | abnormal, at odds, awkward, bad form, discordant, discrepant, erroneous, false, ill-advised, ill-timed, imprudent, inaccurate, inadmissible, inadvisable, inapplicable, inapposite, inappropriate, inapt, incongruous, incorrect, inexpedient, infelicitous, inharmonious, inopportune, irregular, ludicrous, malapropos, odd, off-base, out-of-place, out-of-season, preposterous, unapt, unbefitting, uncalled-for, uncomely, undue, unfit, unfitting, unseasonable, unsuitable, unsuited, untimely, unwarranted, wrong |
| Antonyms: | appropriate, correct, fitting, proper, right, suitable |
| Main Entry: | inappropriate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not proper, suitable |
| Synonyms: | bad form, disproportionate, foot-in-mouth, garbage*, ill-fitted, ill-suited, ill-timed, improper, inapplicable, inapropos, incongruous, inconsonant, incorrect, indecorous, inept, irrelevant, left-field, malapropos, off*, out of line, out of place, tasteless, unbecoming, unbefitting, undue, unfit, unfitting, unmeet, unseasonable, unseemly, unsuitable, untimely, way off, wrong, wrong-number |
| Antonyms: | appropriate, fitting, ok, proper, suitable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | inept |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not suitable; improper |
| Synonyms: | absurd, ill-timed, inappropriate, inapt, infelicitous, malapropos, meaningless, not adapted, out of place, pointless, ridiculous, undue, unfit, unseasonable, unseemly, unsuitable |
| Antonyms: | acceptable, proper, suitable |
| Main Entry: | inordinate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | excessive, extravagant |
| Synonyms: | disproportionate, dizzying, exorbitant, extortionate, extreme, gratuitous, immoderate, intemperate, irrational, outrageous, overindulgent, overmuch, preposterous, supererogatory, superfluous, surplus, too much, towering, uncalled-for, unconscionable, uncurbed, undue, unmeasurable, unreasonable, unrestrained, untempered, unwarranted, wanton, wasteful |
| Antonyms: | moderate, ok enough, reasonable, warranted |
| Main Entry: | intense |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | forceful, severe; passionate |
| Synonyms: | acute, agonizing, all-consuming, ardent, biting, bitter, burning, close, concentrated, consuming, cutting, deep, diligent, eager, earnest, energetic, exaggerated, exceptional, excessive, exquisite, extraordinary, extreme, fanatical, fervent, fervid, fierce, forcible, full, great, hard, harsh, heightened, impassioned, intensified, intensive, keen, marked, piercing, powerful, profound, protracted, pungent, sharp, shrill, stinging, strained, strong, supreme, undue, vehement, violent, vivid, zealous |
| Notes: | emotions are intense while sustained application or attention is intensive; intense arises from within and intensive comes from outside (it is imposed or assumed) |
| Antonyms: | calm, dull, low-key, mild, moderate |
| Main Entry: | overblown |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | excessive, too much |
| Synonyms: | aureate, bombastic, disproportionate, euphuistic, flowery, fulsome, grandiloquent, hyped up, immoderate, inflated, magniloquent, oratorical, overdone, pompous, pretentious, profuse, rhetorical, sonorous, superfluous, turgid, undue, verbose, windy |
| Antonyms: | underrated, undervalued |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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