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extortionate
ex·tor·tion·ate E0298800 (ĭk-stôr′shə-nĭt)adj.1. Characterized by extortion.2. Exorbitant; immoderate: extortionate interest rates.
ex·tor′tion·ate·ly adv.extortionate (ɪkˈstɔːʃənɪt) adj1. (of prices, etc) excessive; exorbitant2. (of persons) using extortion exˈtortionately advex•tor•tion•ate (ɪkˈstɔr ʃə nɪt)
adj. 1. excessive; exorbitant: extortionate prices. 2. characterized by extortion. ex•tor′tion•ate•ly, adv. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | extortionate - greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usurious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending"exorbitant, usurious, outrageous, steep, unconscionableimmoderate - beyond reasonable limits; "immoderate laughter"; "immoderate spending" |
extortionateadjective1. exorbitant, excessive, outrageous, unreasonable, inflated, extravagant, preposterous, sky-high, inordinate, immoderate the extortionate price of designer clothes
exorbitant fair, reasonable, moderate, modest, inexpensive2. grasping, hard, severe, exacting, harsh, rigorous, oppressive, rapacious, blood-sucking (informal), usurious people who have entered into extortionate credit transactionsTranslationsextort (ikˈstoːt) verb to obtain (from a person) by threats or violence. They extorted a confession from him by torture. 逼取，勒索 逼取，勒索，敲诈 exˈtortion (-ʃən) noun 逼取，勒索 逼取，勒索 exˈtortionate (-nət) adjective (of a price) much too high. That restaurant's prices are extortionate! 索價過高的 昂贵的，过高的，敲诈的 LegalSeeExtortextortionate
Synonyms for extortionateadj exorbitantSynonyms- exorbitant
- excessive
- outrageous
- unreasonable
- inflated
- extravagant
- preposterous
- sky-high
- inordinate
- immoderate
Antonyms- fair
- reasonable
- moderate
- modest
- inexpensive
adj graspingSynonyms- grasping
- hard
- severe
- exacting
- harsh
- rigorous
- oppressive
- rapacious
- blood-sucking
- usurious
Synonyms for extortionateadj greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderationSynonyms- exorbitant
- usurious
- outrageous
- steep
- unconscionable
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