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

Derived Forms

• imˌmoderˈation, noun
• imˈmoderately, adverb

Other Words From

• im·moder·ate·ly adverb
• im·moder·ate·ness 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

Madison in 1792 viewed the duty of political parties as acting to combat “the inequality of property, by an immoderate, and especially an unmerited, accumulation of riches.”

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From New York Times

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.”

From Washington Post

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

From Los Angeles Times

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