immoderately

Thân thiện

He eats immoderately at the family dinner.

Definition

Adverb: 1. To an excessive or unreasonable degree: In a way that goes beyond what is considered reasonable, appropriate, or moderate. 2. Without moderation: In a manner lacking restraint or self-control.

Usage

The adverb "immoderately" is used to modify verbs, describing actions performed to an extreme or uncontrolled extent. It often carries a negative connotation, implying criticism of the excess.

Examples

• Modifying a verb:
  • He drinks immoderately, which worries his family. (He drinks to an excessive degree.)
  • She praised his work immoderately, making her feedback seem insincere. (She praised it to an unreasonable extent.)
• In a comparative structure:
  • The politician reacted immoderately to the mild criticism. (The reaction was disproportionate and excessive.)

Advanced Usage

• "immoderately proud": Excessively or unreasonably proud.
  • He was immoderately proud of his small garden, comparing it to the palace grounds.
• Used in formal or literary critique: To describe a lack of restraint in style, emotion, or action.
  • The author's use of metaphor is immoderately lavish, overwhelming the reader.

Variants and Related Words

• Immoderate (adjective): Exceeding proper bounds; excessive.
  • Immoderate spending can lead to debt.
• Immoderation (noun): Lack of moderation; excess.
  • The immoderation of his lifestyle was his downfall.

Synonyms

• Excessively: To too great a degree.
• Inordinately: To an unusually or disproportionately large degree.
• Unreasonably: In a manner not guided by or based on good sense.
• Extravagantly: In a way that lacks restraint in spending or behavior.

Antonyms

• Moderately: To a reasonable or medium degree; within limits.
• Temperately: With restraint and self-control.
• Sparingly: In a restricted or frugal manner.

Related Phrases and Idioms

(Note: "Immoderately" itself is not typically part of common idioms. The related adjective "immoderate" is more frequently used in such constructions.) - To do something to immoderate excess: To do something far beyond a normal or healthy limit. - He pursued pleasure to immoderate excess.

Học thuật

Adverb

1. to a degree that exceeds the bounds or reason or moderation
   • his prices are unreasonably high
2. without moderation; in an immoderate manner
   • he eats immoderately

Từ đồng nghĩa

• unreasonably