immoderate

American  

[ih-mod-er-it] / ɪˈmɒd ər ɪt /

adjective

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

   Synonyms:

   extravagant, inordinate, unreasonable, exorbitant

2. Obsolete. intemperate.

3. Obsolete. without bounds.

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immoderate British  

/ ɪˈmɒdərɪt, ɪˈmɒdrɪt /

adjective

1. lacking in moderation; excessive

   immoderate demands

2. obsolete venial; intemperate

   immoderate habits

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Other Word Forms

• immoderately adverb
• immoderateness noun
• immoderation noun

Etymology

Origin of immoderate

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

Example Sentences

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.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 28, 2021

Ehrenreich records the medieval Christian church’s long battle to eradicate unruly, ecstatic or immoderate dancing from the congregation.

From The Guardian • Jun. 2, 2020

MacCulloch paints a portrait of Cromwell as a brilliant individualist with a talent for making money, a head for languages, an immoderate love of books and many friends.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 10, 2018

She inveighed against “too frequent resort to separate opinions and the immoderate tone of statements.”

From The New Yorker • Oct. 1, 2018

The shop was empty at the moment, and there was no reason that Wogan could see for his immoderate secrecy.

From Parson Kelly by Lang, Andrew