inordinately

To extreme degree

Inordinately means to an excessive or unreasonable degree: She was inordinately proud of her garden, He spent an inordinately long time on the phone.

The word carries a note of judgment—the amount exceeds what's warranted or expected.

excessive

excessively

Beyond proper measure

disproportionately · unreasonably · extravagantly · unconscionably · outrageously · preposterously · absurdly · ridiculously · extraordinarily · exceptionally

irrational

unreasonably

Beyond logical limits

unjustifiably · groundlessly · baselessly · senselessly · inexplicably · unaccountably · inexcusably · unwarrantedly · unfoundedly

disproportionate

unequally

Not in equal measure

skewed · asymmetrically · unbalanced · misaligned · irregularly · anomalously · discrepantly · incongruently · unfairly · unjustly

Opposites
degree/intensity

inordinatelymoderately

To a limited degree

slightly · minimally · modestly · barely · hardly

appropriateness/proportion

inordinatelyreasonably

To a sensible degree

appropriately · proportionately · suitably · fittingly · temperately

Family

inordinate

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