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exorbitant
ex·or·bi·tant E0280000 (ĭg-zôr′bĭ-tənt)adj. Going beyond what is reasonable or customary, especially in cost or price: exorbitant rent; exorbitant telephone bills. [Middle English, aberrant, flagrant, from Old French, excessive, extreme, from Late Latin exorbitāns, exorbitant-, present participle of exorbitāre, to deviate : Latin ex-, ex- + Latin orbita, path, track; see orbit.] ex·or′bi·tant·ly adv.exorbitant (ɪɡˈzɔːbɪtənt) adj(of prices, demands, etc) in excess of what is reasonable; excessive; extravagant; immoderate[C15: from Late Latin exorbitāre to deviate, from Latin orbita track] exˈorbitance, exˈorbitancy n exˈorbitantly advex•or•bi•tant (ɪgˈzɔr bɪ tənt) adj. exceeding the bounds of custom, propriety, or reason, esp. in amount or extent: exorbitant prices; exorbitant luxury. [1425–75; late Middle English < Late Latin exorbitant-, s. of exorbitāns, present participle of exorbitāre to deviate from the track] ex•or′bi•tant•ly, adv. exorbitant - Originally a legal term for a case outside of the scope of a law; since it implies going "out of orbit," it also first meant "deviating from the true path."See also related terms for orbit.ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | exorbitant - greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usurious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending"extortionate, usurious, outrageous, steep, unconscionableimmoderate - beyond reasonable limits; "immoderate laughter"; "immoderate spending" |
exorbitantadjective excessive, high, expensive, extreme, ridiculous, outrageous, extravagant, unreasonable, undue, preposterous, unwarranted, inordinate, extortionate, unconscionable, immoderate exorbitant housing prices fair, cheap, reasonable, moderateexorbitantadjectiveExceeding a normal or reasonable limit:excessive, extravagant, extreme, immoderate, inordinate, overabundant, overmuch, undue.Translationsexorbitant (igˈzoːbitənt) adjective (of prices or demands) very high or unreasonable. (要求或收費)過高的 (要求或收费)过高的 exˈorbitantly adverb 過度地 过度地exˈorbitance noun 過高,過度,過份 过高,过度,不当 exorbitant
Synonyms for exorbitantadj excessiveSynonyms- excessive
- high
- expensive
- extreme
- ridiculous
- outrageous
- extravagant
- unreasonable
- undue
- preposterous
- unwarranted
- inordinate
- extortionate
- unconscionable
- immoderate
Antonyms- fair
- cheap
- reasonable
- moderate
Synonyms for exorbitantadj exceeding a normal or reasonable limitSynonyms- excessive
- extravagant
- extreme
- immoderate
- inordinate
- overabundant
- overmuch
- undue
Synonyms for exorbitantadj greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderationSynonyms- extortionate
- usurious
- outrageous
- steep
- unconscionable
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