ADJECTIVE | all | extortionate, exorbitant, outrageous, steep, unconscionable, usurious | greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation |
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Sounds | ihkstao'rshahnaht; ihkstao'rshahney.t | |
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Rhymes | abbot ... zealot / Zealot: 372 rhymes with aht... | |
abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... |
Meaning | greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation. | |
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Example | "extortionate prices" | |
Synonyms | exorbitant, outrageous, steep, unconscionable, usurious | |
Broader | immoderate | Beyond reasonable limits |
Spanish | descomunal, desmesurado, desorbitado, exagerado, exorbitante, extraordinario | |
Catalan | descomunal, desmesurat, desorbitat, exagerat, exorbitant, extraordinari | |
Adverbs | extortionately | to an exorbitant degree |
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