extortionate
Adjective Satellite
- greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
- "extortionate prices"
Adj
- Of, related to, or typifying extortion (“the practice of obtaining money or other property by the use of force or threats”).
- Greatly exceeding what is moderate or reasonable; exorbitant.
Origin / Etymology
From extortion + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
Synonyms
exorbitant, outrageous, steep, unconscionable, usurious, disproportionate, exorbiant, extortionable, extortionary, extortionate, extortious, extortive, extravagant, gripeful, inordinate, sky-high
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 19
extortionate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordextortionate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
extortionate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary