undue
/ʌnˈdjuː/US/ʌnˈduː/
undue adjective: excessive; going beyond that what is natural or sufficient.
Adjective
undue (comparative more undue, superlative most undue)
- Excessive; going beyond that what is natural or sufficient.
- To individuals who despise killings in any form, death penalty is undue punishment.
- But even if they don’t announce themselves on the cover of the Times business section, groups of millionaires exercise undue influence on every aspect of American life every day.2016 January 17, “Wealthy cabals run America”, in Al Jazeera America, retrieved 18 Jan 2016
- Synonyms:
- immoderate, unrestrained, devilish, excessive, horrendous, de trop, extravagant, extreme, intemperate, lavish
- Which ought not to be done; illegal; unjustified.
- Not owing or payable.
undue meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Malayalam and Kannada
undue in Tamil
- அளவு மீறிய, அளவுக்கு மேற்பட்ட, தகாத, தகுதிக்கு மிஞ்சிய, மட்டுமீறிய, வேண்டாத தகாத
undue in Urdu
- بےجا, فضول, غیرقانونی, غلط, حد سے زیادہ, ناحق
undue in Malayalam
- അർഹിക്കാത്ത, അധികപ്പറ്റായ, തക്കതല്ലാത്ത
undue in Kannada
- ಮಿತಿಮೀರಿದ, ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ, ತಕ್ಕುದಲ್ಲದ, ಅನಗತ್ಯ, ಅನುಚಿತ, ಸರಿಯಲ್ಲದ
Examples of undue in a sentence
- No amount of finagling can get this law to pass the "undue burden" test.
- All done tastefully, so they wouldn’t draw undue attention to themselves.
- Casey reworked the rule-oriented Roe opinion into a standardlike undue burden test.
Synonyms of undue
- immoderate
- unrestrained
- devilish
- excessive
- horrendous
- de trop
- extravagant
- extreme
- intemperate
- lavish
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Forms of undue
| comparative | more undue |
|---|---|
| superlative | most undue |
Origin of undue
From un- + due.
Words formed from undue
- undue enrichment
- undueful
- undue influence
- undueness
- unduly
Phrases with undue
Words that rhyme with undue
Questions about undue
- What does undue mean?
- Undue means excessive; going beyond that what is natural or sufficient.
- What is undue in Tamil?
- Undue in Tamil is அளவு மீறிய, அளவுக்கு மேற்பட்ட, தகாத. See Undue meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is undue?
- Undue is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce undue?
- Undue is pronounced /ʌnˈdjuː/ (UK).
Words near undue in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: undue (page history and authors); undue (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); undue (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); undue (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); undue (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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