immoderate

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adjective

Not moderate; excessive.

Similar
abnormalall-firedexaggeratedoverdoneoverstatedexcessiveinordinateundue
Opposite
moderate
OriginMiddle English inmoderat ← Latin immoderātus →
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Meanings

adjectiveimmoderate (comparative more immoderate, superlative most immoderate)

comparative more immoderate · superlative most immoderate

  1. Not moderate; excessive.

    Many of the initial responses to GPT-4’s exam prowess were predictably immoderate: AI can keep up with human lawyers, or apply to Stanford, or make “education” useless.

    2023 March 21, Ian Bogost, “Is This the Singularity for Standardized Tests?”, in The Atlantic

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivebeyond reasonable limits

Similar
abnormalall-firedexaggeratedoverdoneoverstatedexcessiveinordinateundue
Opposite
moderate
Also see
abnormalall-fireddevilishexaggeratedexcessiveexorbitantextortionateextraordinaryextravagantextremeextremistfarinordinateintemperatelavishobsceneoutrageousoverdoneovermuchoverstatedoverweeningradicalsinfulstarksteepultraunconscionableundueunjustifiableunreasonableunrestrainedusuriouswanton

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinimmoderātus
  2. Middle Englishinmoderat
  3. Englishimmoderate

From Middle English inmoderat, immoderate, from Latin immoderātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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Translations

Ancient Greek ἀκρατής
  • ἀκρατής (akratḗs)not moderate; excessive
Bulgarian неумерен, прекален
  • неумерен (neumeren)not moderate; excessive
  • прекален (prekalen)not moderate; excessive
Finnish ylenpalttinen
  • ylenpalttinennot moderate; excessive
German maßlos, unmäßig
  • maßlosnot moderate; excessive
  • unmäßignot moderate; excessive
Greek υπέρμετρος, υπερβολικός
  • υπέρμετρος (ypérmetros)not moderate; excessive
  • υπερβολικός (ypervolikós)not moderate; excessive
Hebrew מוגזם, מופרז
  • מוגזםnot moderate; excessive
  • מופרזnot moderate; excessive
Italian senza moderazione
  • senza moderazionenot moderate; excessive
Latin improbus
  • improbusnot moderate; excessive
Polish nieumiarkowany, nadmierny
  • nieumiarkowanynot moderate; excessive
  • nadmiernynot moderate; excessive
  • przesadnynot moderate; excessive
  • niepohamowanynot moderate; excessive
Spanish desmedido, desmesurado
  • desmedidonot moderate; excessive
  • desmesuradonot moderate; excessive
Swedish omåttlig
  • omåttlignot moderate; excessive
Cite this entry
APA

immoderate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immoderate

MLA

“immoderate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immoderate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “immoderate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immoderate.

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