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inordinate
Meaning: far greater than is reasonable or expected
inordinate in a sentence
How inordinate is used in real sentences:
The project consumed an inordinate amount of time and money.
The tiny dispute received an inordinate share of the council's attention.
“Rather than celebrate the nation’s supposedly balanced constitution, she traced how an inordinate share of political influence belonged to landowners whose districts contained scarcely a village.”
— from the passage Seven Votes at Dawn
“Between episodes he appeared quiescent, sitting for hours beside an unfinished clock, yet his pulse sometimes raced with inordinate speed.”
— from the passage The Clockmaker's Fever
Synonyms for inordinate
Other words for inordinate — excessive, immoderate and exorbitant — carry the same meaning.
- excessive
- immoderate
- exorbitant
Antonyms of inordinate
Words that mean the opposite of inordinate:
- moderate
- reasonable
- proportionate
Where it comes from
From Latin inordinatus, meaning 'disordered or unregulated.'
Memory hook
IN-ORDINATE goes beyond ordinary order and proper limits.
Practice inordinate in the app