ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsEexorbitant
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exorbitant
Meaning: much higher than reasonable
exorbitant in a sentence
How exorbitant is used in real sentences:
The store charged exorbitant prices for ordinary candy.
The exorbitant rent forced them to move.
“Local suppliers offered carved panels at exorbitant prices, with one doorway costing nearly the production's entire budget.”
— from the passage The Turning Walls
Synonyms for exorbitant
Other words for exorbitant — excessive, unreasonable and extortionate — carry the same meaning.
- excessive
- unreasonable
- extortionate
Antonyms of exorbitant
Words that mean the opposite of exorbitant:
- reasonable
- modest
- fair
Where it comes from
From Latin exorbitare 'to deviate, go off course'
Word parts
- ex — out, away
exorbitant: ex- (out of) + orbit (path, track)
Memory hook
EX-ORBIT-ANT — out of orbit, way too far.
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