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- pronunciation:
- ihg
zor
b
tihnt
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
exceeding the bounds of what is reasonable, fair, or proper; immoderate.
The lawyer charged an exorbitant fee for his services.She seemed to be wearing an exorbitant amount of make-up for such a solemn occasion.- synonyms:
- excessive, extravagant, immoderate, inordinate, unreasonable
- antonyms:
- reasonable
- similar words:
- expensive, extreme, high, outrageous, steep, unconscionable, undue
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| related words: |
colossal, costly, dear, extravagant, fancy, fantastic, stiff, wild |
(adj.)exorbitant
+ noun
amount,
cent,
cost,
credit,
demand,
dollar,
expenditure,
expense,
fee,
housing,
income,
increase,
inn,
insurance,
interest,
loan,
money,
pay,
portion,
premium,
price,
profit,
rate,
rent,
salary,
spending,
sum,
tax,
tuition,
waste
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| derivation: |
exorbitantly (adv.) |
The word exorbitant
contains the following parts:
ex-
Latin
prefix
that means out, out of, away from
  More about this word part:
The prefix ex-
was a Latin preposition and prefix and occurs in English in Latin loanwords, such as exit
and expel
. It has multiple forms, as the 'x' sound in ex-
assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See its assimilated forms e-, ef-, and es-. ex-
is also used in the formation of English words such as "ex-partner," where it means "formerly having the status of."
Example words:
exalt, exceed, excel, excellent, exclude, exclusion, exhaust, exit, exorbitant, expatriate, expedition, expel, expensive, explicable, export, expurgate, extemporaneous, extract, inexplicable
- synonyms:
- extr-, extra-, exter-
orb
Latin
root
that means wheel, circle
Example words:
-ant, -ent
Latin
adjective- and noun-forming suffix
that means (in adjectives) doing the action denoted by the verb root; (in nouns) one who or that which does the action denoted by the verb root.
More about this word part:
The suffix -ant
, -ent
forms adjectives and, to a much lesser extent, nouns from Latin verb stems such as fid in confident
and stud in student
. This suffix is the equivalent in Latin of the "-ing" inflection in English. Many adjectives ending in -ant
, -ent
have a corresponding noun ending in -ance, -ence, -ancy, -ency.
Example words:
aberrant, accident, accidental, adherent, adjacent, affluent, agent, alterant, ambient, antecedent, applicant, arrogant, benevolent, coherent, combatant, complacent, confidant, confident, consequent, consultant, continent, conversant, current, defoliant, dependent, different, disinfectant, dissonant, dominant, efficient, eloquent, equilibrant, exorbitant, extravagant, fluent, hydrant, ignorant, important, inadvertent, incessant, incognizant, inconsonant, indignant, informant, itinerant, malevolent, miscreant, parent, participant, patient, precedent, predominant, president, prudent, pungent, recreant, reluctant, repugnant, resident, resonant, servant, significant, student, tenant, transcendent, vacant, vagrant, variant, verdant
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