immoderate

[ih-mod-er-it]

adjective

1. not moderate; exceeding just or reasonable limits; excessive; extreme.

   Synonyms: extravagant, inordinate, unreasonable, exorbitant

2. Obsolete.,  intemperate.

3. Obsolete.,  without bounds.

immoderate

/ ɪˈmɒdərɪt, ɪˈmɒdrɪt /

adjective

1. lacking in moderation; excessive

   immoderate demands

2. obsolete,  venial; intemperate

   immoderate habits

Other Word Forms

• immoderately adverb
• immoderateness noun
• immoderation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of immoderate¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Latin word immoderātus. See im- ², moderate

Example Sentences

They didn’t seem concerned that fighting the immoderate accumulation of riches would be complicated or unnecessary.

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That leaves Mr. Netanyahu, himself, as the closest thing to a moderating influence in an immoderate government, but a spiral of bloodshed and reprisals could sorely test his juggling skills.

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Regulators have issued rules demanding that recommendation algorithms spread only “positive energy” and a creator “Code of Conduct” that bans content that promotes “immoderate” lifestyles or seeks to create “hot issues in public opinion.”

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In the immoderate “Poem of Ecstasy,” a solo violin sings of love.

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The Polish operatic actress Helena Modjeska founded a 19th-century utopian colony in Anaheim, but it foundered, in no small part because of immoderate weather, like the wind.

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