Meaning & use
inordinate
Unusually or excessively large in amount, degree, or extent, beyond what is reasonable.
See it in a sentence
He spent an inordinate amount of time rearranging his desk instead of working.
The project required an inordinate number of approvals before it could begin.
A note on using this word
Inordinate almost always describes an amount or degree, and commonly appears in the phrase an inordinate amount of time.
Words with a similar meaning
excessivedisproportionate
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Words with an opposite meaning
reasonablemoderate
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