Standard Lemma guide

exorbitant

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɪɡˈzɔːbɪtənt/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɛɡˈzɔːbɪtənt/
  • General-American: /ɪɡˈzoɹbətənt/
  • General-American: /ɛɡˈzoɹbətənt/
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  • CMU ARPABET: IH0 G Z AO1 R B IH0 T AH0 N T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Exceeding proper limits; excessive or unduly high; extravagant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • It’s a nice car, but they are charging an exorbitant price for it.
  • You also have to pay exorbitant interest if you have credit card debt.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: extortionate, inordinate

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • exorbitant rent
  • extortionate prices
  • spends an outrageous amount on entertainment
  • usurious interest rate
  • unconscionable spending

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: extortionate, outrageous, steep, unconscionable, usurious

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English exorbitant, through Old French from Late Latin exorbitāns, present active participle of exorbitō (“to go out of the track”), from ex (“out”) + orbita (“wheel-track”); see orbit. Compare French exorbitant.

Across languages

Translations

38 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: прекален (prekalen) — exceeding proper limits
  • Chinese Mandarin: 過高的 /过高的 (guògāo de) — exceeding proper limits
  • Chinese Mandarin: 過度的 /过度的 (guòdù de) — exceeding proper limits
  • Czech: přemrštěný — exceeding proper limits
  • Danish: eksorbitant — exceeding proper limits
  • Dutch: exorbitant — exceeding proper limits
  • Dutch: buitensporig — exceeding proper limits
  • Finnish: kohtuuton — exceeding proper limits
  • Finnish: yletön — exceeding proper limits
  • French: exorbitant — exceeding proper limits
  • Galician: exorbitante — exceeding proper limits
  • German: exorbitant — exceeding proper limits
  • German: maßlos — exceeding proper limits
  • Irish: as cuimse ard — exceeding proper limits
  • Italian: esorbitante — exceeding proper limits
  • Japanese: とんでもない (tondemonai) — exceeding proper limits
  • Japanese: 法外な (hōgai na) — exceeding proper limits
  • Korean: 터무니없는 (teomunieomneun) — exceeding proper limits
  • Korean: 과도한 (gwadohan) — exceeding proper limits
  • Macedonian: прекумерен (prekumeren) — exceeding proper limits
  • Macedonian: претеран (preteran) — exceeding proper limits
  • Malay: melampau — exceeding proper limits
  • Malay: lebih daripada biasa — exceeding proper limits
  • Norwegian: ublu — exceeding proper limits
  • Old English: oferranc — exceeding proper limits
  • Persian: گزاف (gazâf) — exceeding proper limits
  • Polish: wygórowany — exceeding proper limits
  • Portuguese: exorbitante — exceeding proper limits
  • Russian: чрезме́рный (črezmérnyj) — exceeding proper limits
  • Russian: безме́рный (bezmérnyj) — exceeding proper limits
  • Russian: непоме́рный (nepomérnyj) — exceeding proper limits
  • Russian: чрезвыча́йный (črezvyčájnyj) — exceeding proper limits
  • Spanish: exorbitante — exceeding proper limits
  • Swedish: omåttlig — exceeding proper limits
  • Swedish: orimlig — exceeding proper limits
  • Thai: ลิบลิ่ว — exceeding proper limits
  • Thai: แพงลิบลิ่ว — exceeding proper limits
  • Turkish: fahiş — exceeding proper limits