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Immoderate/im-MAH-duh-rut/; adjective
: exceeding just, usual, or suitable bounds

Example Sentence: The agent was able to maintain a level head during the call in spite of the customer’s immoderate comments.

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"Immoderate," "excessive," "inordinate, "extravagant," "exorbitant” and "extreme" are all words for going beyond the normal limit.

Immoderate suggests a lack of desirable restraint.

Excessive implies an amount or degree too great to be reasonable (excessive punishment).

Inordinate implies an exceeding of the limits dictated by morality or good judgment (inordinate pride).

Extravagant implies an indifference to restraints dictated by truth (extravagant claims for a product or service).

Exorbitant leans more toward a departure from accepted standards (exorbitant prices).

Extreme suggests a pressing or extending to the farthest limit possible (extreme prejudice).