INTEMPERATELY Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

intemperately

adverb

as in immoderately

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That means extra-plush booths, marble countertops and extravagantly plated dishes.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026
One by one, the dancers extravagantly performed in the center of the circle.

— Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of extravagantly

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The order and accompanying legislation must be designed so that collecting and disseminating foreign trade secrets advances defense and intelligence priorities and does not unduly distort the free market.

— DAVID S. COHEN, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2026
In its counterarguments, Google contended would be unduly harsh to break up a complex network that distributes ads that online publishers depend upon to help finance digital services used by millions of consumers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of unduly

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OpenAI’s 2025 rollback of an excessively agreeable GPT-4o update illustrates a different type of evaluation challenge.

— Babajide Ojuola, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
This term means correcting people’s mistaken beliefs about what their peers normally do, like regularly drinking excessively.

— Pietro A. Sasso, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of excessively

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On winding roads, its model-specific suspension tuning and focus on weight reduction translate into exceptional body control at speed without becoming brittle or overly rigid in slower, more technical sections.

— Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026
While there is no formal opposition group to Question 1, some lawmakers say the ballot question is overly broad and creates privacy risks.

— Neal Riley, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of overly

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As detailed in the 2026 Clock Statement, the risks to civilization are intolerably high.

— Daniel Holz, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
The data doesn’t show how many Texans were automatically re-enrolled — and who might unenroll if their premiums rose intolerably.

— Sasha Richie, Dallas Morning News, 16 Jan. 2026

Definition of intolerably

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Solid Wood Furniture Solid wood furniture is exorbitantly expensive now, so don’t ever throw it out.

— Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2026
In 1969, a Miami News report cited her exorbitantly expensive rates—up to a thousand dollars for a single birth-chart analysis.

— Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 1 June 2026

Definition of exorbitantly

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