immoderate
Far beyond reasonable
Immoderate means excessive or lacking restraint.
An immoderate appetite goes beyond what's reasonable; immoderate drinking suggests more than is healthy or wise.
The word carries a note of disapproval—not just large or intense, but unreasonably so.
His immoderate enthusiasm made others uncomfortable.
Lacking moderation or restraint
- inordinateExceeding proper limits
- extravagantExceeding sensible bounds
- exorbitantUnreasonably high, as costs
- unreasonableNot guided by reason
extreme · disproportionate · overindulgent · gluttonous · profuse · undue · superfluous · unconscionable
Without any restraint
- uncheckedNot controlled or limited
- unconstrainedHaving no restrictions
- uncontrolledLacking any regulation
- uninhibitedFree from self-censorship
unfettered · wild · rampant · abandoned · ungoverned · unhindered · limitless · boundless
Recklessly extravagant or dissolute
- dissoluteIndulgent and immoral
- debauchedCorrupted by indulgence
- licentiousSexually unrestrained behavior
- decadentSelf-indulgent, often corruptly
wanton · libertine · dissipated · hedonistic · sybaritic · lavish · luxurious · sumptuous
intemperate
Lacking moderation or restraint
- inordinateExceeding proper limits
- extravagantExceeding sensible bounds
- exorbitantUnreasonably high, as costs
unreasonable · extreme · disproportionate · overindulgent · gluttonous · profuse · undue · superfluous · unconscionable · outrageous
unbridled
Without any restraint
- uncheckedNot controlled or limited
- unconstrainedHaving no restrictions
- uncontrolledLacking any regulation
uninhibited · unfettered · wild · rampant · abandoned · ungoverned · unhindered · limitless · boundless · unrestricted
profligate
Recklessly extravagant or dissolute
- dissoluteIndulgent and immoral
- debauchedCorrupted by indulgence
- licentiousSexually unrestrained behavior
decadent · wanton · libertine · dissipated · hedonistic · sybaritic · lavish · luxurious · sumptuous · opulent
- indulgenceindulgence, indulge, indulgent, self-indulgent, overindulgence
- theatricaltheatrical, dramatic, melodramatic, histrionic, hammy
- unreasonableirrational, absurd, illogical, senseless, ludicrous
immoderatemoderate
Lessen intensity or preside
temperate · measured · reasonable · modest · mild
immoderatetemperate
Mild, avoiding extremes
restrained · moderate · abstemious · frugal · sparing