im·mod·er·ate ( -m d  r-t)adj. Exceeding normal or appropriate bounds; extreme: immoderate spending; immoderate laughter. See Synonyms at excessive. [Middle English, from Latin immoder  tus : in-, not; see in-1 + modertus, past participle of moderr , to moderate; see med- in Indo-European roots.]im·mod er·ate·ly adv.im·mod er·ate·ness, im·mod er·ation n. |
immoderate [ɪˈmɒdərɪt ɪˈmɒdrɪt]
adj
1. lacking in moderation; excessive immoderate demands
2. Obsolete venial; intemperate immoderate habits
immoderately adv
immoderation , immoderateness n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adj. | 1. | immoderate - beyond reasonable limits; "immoderate laughter"; "immoderate spending" intense - possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense" unreasonable - not reasonable; not showing good judgment intemperate - excessive in behavior; "intemperate rage" moderate - being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme; "moderate prices"; "a moderate income"; "a moderate fine"; "moderate demands"; "a moderate estimate"; "a moderate eater"; "moderate success"; "a kitchen of moderate size"; "the X-ray showed moderate enlargement of the heart" |
immoderate
adjective excessive, extreme, over the top (slang), enormous, steep (informal), exaggerated, extravagant, unreasonable, undue, uncontrolled, unjustified, unwarranted, exorbitant, unrestrained, profligate, inordinate, over the odds (informal), egregious, intemperate, unconscionable, uncalled-for, O.T.T. (slang) He launched an immoderate tirade on his son.
controlled, reasonable, moderate, mild, restrained, temperate, judicious
controlled, reasonable, moderate, mild, restrained, temperate, judicious
Translations
immoderate [ɪˈmɒdərɪt] ADJ [opinion, reaction] → desmesurado; [demand] → excesivo, inmoderado; [person] → extremista, radical
with immoderate haste (frm) → con excesiva or desmesurada celeridad(frm)
with immoderate haste (frm) → con excesiva or desmesurada celeridad(frm)
immoderate
immoderate [ɪˈmɒd/ərɪt] adj (person) → smodato/a, sregolato/a; (opinion, reaction, demand) → eccessivo/a
immoderate [ɪˈmɒd/ərɪt] adj (person) → smodato/a, sregolato/a; (opinion, reaction, demand) → eccessivo/a
immoderate [ɪˈmɒd/ərɪt] adj (person) → smodato/a, sregolato/a; (opinion, reaction, demand) → eccessivo/a
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