unduly

Examples

• All

• In spite of promises made to me, my daughter was unduly influenced.

  Jefferson in Paris (1995)

• First, it would be unduly burdensome to require a court to apply the procedural law of another jurisdiction.

  Academic text (2017)

• Do I seem unduly concerned?

  Miss Sloane (2016)

• But the costs of such measures are likely to prove unduly high for many developing countries.

  Academic text (1993)

• Will not their lack of understanding unduly pressure children or, worse, expose them to failure?

  Academic text (1993)

• The explanation doesn't seem to me unduly simple.

  A Dangerous Method (2011)

• We should all stick to our set routine and not get unduly agitated.

  Alien³ (1992)

• The bid also risks unduly raising the expectations of the Palestinian people.

  Academic text (2011)

• I don't wish to be unduly harsh.

  Hercules in New York (1970)

• He was unduly worried about the minor mistake he made at work.

Synonyms

T

too

vsunduly

∞ 1.0

More than is needed or wanted

adds that going beyond is not appropriate or lacks justification

O

overly

vsunduly

189 3.5

To a degree that is too much or not wanted

adds the idea that the excess is also unreasonable or unjustified

O

overboard

vsunduly

• Informal

61 4.8

Beyond what is needed or reasonable

adds the sense that the extreme is also unjustified or inappropriate

E

exceedingly

vsunduly

57 4.6

To a very great degree

is narrower by implying the extremity is also unreasonable or needless

U

unnecessarily

vsunduly

48 3.7

Without a good reason

adds that the unnecessary action is also unreasonable or excessive

D

disproportionately

vsunduly

46 7.1

By an amount that is too large or too small compared with what is normal

is similar but also points to being unreasonable or without good cause

N

needlessly

vsunduly

34 3.9

Without a good reason

adds that this lack of necessity makes the action inappropriate or excessive

E

excessively

vsunduly

32 3.0

To a degree that is more than needed or acceptable

focuses more on the action being unjustified rather than just large degree

U

unbearably

vsunduly

12 4.9

So strong or bad that you cannot stand it

is less about endurance and more about being inappropriate or unjustified

U

unreasonably

vsunduly

11 4.1

In a way that is unfair or much too extreme

focuses more on excess beyond what is appropriate or justified

I

inordinately

vsunduly

• Formal

7 7.5

To a much greater degree than is normal

stresses that the excess is also without proper reason or justification

I

intolerably

vsunduly

2 6.3

So bad that someone cannot bear it

emphasizes unsuitability and lack of justification rather than mere intolerability

U

unconscionably

vsunduly

2 8.9

In a way that is very unfair or too harsh

focuses more on being inappropriate or unjustified, not moral wrongness

U

unjustifiably

vsunduly

2 7.0

In a way that has no good reason

adds that the indefensible action is also excessive compared with what fits

E

exorbitantly

vsunduly

1 7.3

Much more expensive than it should be

covers excess generally but adds that it lacks proper justification

S

superfluously

vsunduly

1 8.1

Too much in a way that adds nothing useful

focuses more on the lack of reason or appropriateness for that excess

I

immoderately

vsunduly

1 7.6

In a way that is more than is reasonable

highlights that this going beyond is not appropriate or justified

U

unwarrantedly

vsunduly

1 8.2

Without a good reason or any right to do it

shares the unjustified aspect but stresses being more than appropriate

U

unwarrantably

vsunduly

9.9

In a way that has no good reason

keeps the same lack of justification but highlights excess beyond appropriateness

Antonyms

M

moderately

47 2.8

To some degree but not very much

J

justifiably

17 4.6

For a good reason that can be shown to be right

How Excessive

inordinately

• Formal

7 7.5

excessively

32 3.0

unduly

21 6.9

reasonably

72 2.4

appropriately

120 3.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology