exorbitant
UK/ɪɡˈzɔːbɪtənt//ɪɡˈzoɹbətənt/
exorbitant adjective: exceeding proper limits; excessive or unduly high; extravagant.
Adjective
exorbitant (comparative more exorbitant, superlative most exorbitant)
- Exceeding proper limits; excessive or unduly high; extravagant.
- It’s a nice car, but they are charging an exorbitant price for it.
- You also have to pay exorbitant interest if you have credit card debt.
- Synonyms:
- extortionate, inordinate, disproportionate, exorbiant, extortionable, extortious, extravagant, penal, sky-high, usurious
exorbitant meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
exorbitant in Tamil
- அளவு கடந்த, மிகையான, முறையற்ற, வரம்புகடந்த, அதிகப்படியான
exorbitant in Urdu
- فحش, حد سے زیادہ
exorbitant in Bengali
- অত্যধিক, মাত্রাতিরিক্ত
exorbitant in Malayalam
- അമിതമായ, പരിമിതിയില്ലാത്ത
More languagesFewer languages
- exorbitant in Kannada
- ಮಿತಿಮೀರಿದ ಬೆಲೆಯ, ವಿಪರೀತ ಬೆಲೆಯ, ಅತಿ ದುಬಾರಿಯ, ತುಂಬಾ
- exorbitant in Malay
- melampau, lebih daripada biasa
- exorbitant in Persian
- گزاف gazâf
- exorbitant in Thai
- ลิบลิ่ว, แพงลิบลิ่ว
Examples of exorbitant in a sentence
- In addition, many low-income people are “unbanked” (not served by a financial institution), and thus nearly eaten alive by exorbitant fees.2015 January 19, Charles M[cRay] Blow, “How Expensive It Is to Be Poor”, in The New York Times (A section), New York, N.Y.: The New York...
- As I’ve pointed out, the price being asked for SpaceX shares was exorbitant, and it rose even higher on its first day of trading.2026 June 13, Jeff Sommer, “Mega I.P.O. Frenzy Could Be a Harbinger of a Stock Bubble”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
Synonyms of exorbitant
- extortionate
- inordinate
- disproportionate
- exorbiant
- extravagant
- penal
- sky-high
- usurious
- extortionable
- extortious
Antonyms
Forms of exorbitant
| comparative | more exorbitant |
|---|---|
| superlative | most exorbitant |
Origin of exorbitant
From Middle English exorbitant, through Old French from Late Latin exorbitāns, present active participle of exorbitō (“to go out of the track”), from ex (“out”) + orbita (“wheel-track”); see orbit. Compare French exorbitant.
Words formed from exorbitant
Questions about exorbitant
- What does exorbitant mean?
- Exorbitant means exceeding proper limits; excessive or unduly high; extravagant.
- What is exorbitant in Tamil?
- Exorbitant in Tamil is அளவு கடந்த, மிகையான, முறையற்ற. See Exorbitant meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use exorbitant in a sentence?
- In addition, many low-income people are “unbanked” (not served by a financial institution), and thus nearly eaten alive by exorbitant fees.
- What part of speech is exorbitant?
- Exorbitant is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce exorbitant?
- Exorbitant is pronounced /ɪɡˈzɔːbɪtənt/ (UK).
Words near exorbitant in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: exorbitant (page history and authors); exorbitant (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); exorbitant (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); exorbitant (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); exorbitant (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); exorbitant (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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