UNDUE Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

undue

adjective

ˌən-ˈdü

Definition of undue

as in excessive

going beyond a normal or acceptable limit in degree or amount try to avoid undue delay responding to e-mails

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Recent Examples of undue In 1941, the aviator Charles Lindbergh may still have been praising Hitler’s air power and railing against undue Jewish influence. — Beverly Gage, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026 Lula very pointedly locates the threat differently, emphasizing the ability to resist a foreign power’s undue exertions of leverage. — Andre Pagliarini, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026 With a few other liberal Democrats, nicknamed the Grizzlies, Sher would pick through turgid language of legislation looking for provisions that reflected the undue influence of special interests. — Dan Morain, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026 Those who wish to discharge loans must prove in a separate adversary proceeding that paying their student loans would impose an undue hardship. — Raynee Howell, Oklahoma Watch, 12 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for undue

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Dry eye disease is tied to excessive tear evaporation or inflammation on the eye’s surface.

— Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026
The researchers also reported that giving testosterone after injury reduced the excessive cardiovascular reactivity caused by traumatic brain injury in their model.

— Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026

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