immoderately

To extreme degree

Immoderately means excessively or without restraint—beyond what is reasonable or appropriate: He drank immoderately at the wedding.

The word carries a note of disapproval, suggesting someone has exceeded proper bounds: She was immoderately fond of gossip.

excessively

excessively

Beyond proper measure

unduly · overly · extravagantly · exorbitantly · profusely · copiously · lavishly · superfluously · unnecessarily · boundlessly

indulgently

gluttonously

With excessive appetite

insatiably · hedonistically · dissolutely · intemperately · decadently · wantonly · prodigally · profligately · swinishly · piggishly

intensely

intensely

With extreme force

vehemently · fiercely · zealously · fanatically · obsessively · maniacally · compulsively · single-mindedly · relentlessly · persistently

uncontrolled

unrestrainedly

Without any self-control

uninhibitedly · uncontrollably · chaotically · recklessly · heedlessly · carelessly · wantonly · impetuously · impulsively · headlong

Opposites
degree/intensity

immoderatelymoderately

To a limited degree

reasonably · temperately · sparingly · mildly · somewhat

restraint/control

immoderatelysparingly

In limited amounts

temperately · abstemiously · frugally · prudently · judiciously

Family

immoderate

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