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inordinate

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.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɪnˈɔːdɪnət/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ɪnˈɔɹd(ə)nət/
  • CMU ARPABET: IH2 N AO1 R D AH0 N IH0 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Excessive; unreasonable or inappropriate in magnitude.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: immoderate, disproportionate, undue, extreme, exorbiant, exorbitant, extortionable, extortionate, extortious, extravagant, inordinate, penal, sky-high, usurious

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

beyond normal limits

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • excessive charges
  • a book of inordinate length
  • his dress stops just short of undue elegance
  • unreasonable demands

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: excessive, undue, unreasonable

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English inordinat, from Latin inōrdinātus (“not arranged, disordered, irregular”), from in- + ordinatus, past participle of ōrdināre (“to arrange, order”).

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: прекомерен (prekomeren) — excessive; unreasonable or inappropriate in magnitude
  • Bulgarian: прекален (prekalen) — excessive; unreasonable or inappropriate in magnitude
  • Czech: nezřízený — excessive; unreasonable or inappropriate in magnitude
  • Dutch: buitenproportioneel — excessive; unreasonable or inappropriate in magnitude
  • German: außerproportional — excessive; unreasonable or inappropriate in magnitude
  • Russian: чрезмерный (črezmernyj) — excessive; unreasonable or inappropriate in magnitude
  • Spanish: inordinado — excessive; unreasonable or inappropriate in magnitude
  • Spanish: inordenado — excessive; unreasonable or inappropriate in magnitude
  • Spanish: desmesurado — excessive; unreasonable or inappropriate in magnitude
  • Spanish: desmedido — excessive; unreasonable or inappropriate in magnitude
  • Ottoman Turkish: آشیری (aşırı) — excessive; unreasonable or inappropriate in magnitude