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Thesaurus: immoderate

Not moderate; exceeding just or usual and suitable bounds; excessive; extravagant; unreasonable; as, immoderate demands; immoderate grief; immoderate laughter.

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  1. a. Not moderate; exceeding just or usual and suitable bounds; excessive; extravagant; unreasonable; as, immoderate demands; immoderate grief; immoderate laughter.
  2. adj. beyond reasonable limits
  3. Not moderate; exceeding just or usual and suitable bounds; excessive; extravagant; unreasonable; as, immoderate demands; immoderate grief; immoderate laughter. So every scope by the immoderate use Turns to restraint. Shak. Syn. -- Excessive; exorbitant; unreasonable; extravagant; intemperate; inordinate.
  4. Not moderate; exceeding just or usual and suitable bounds;excessive; extravagant; unreasonable; as, immoderate demands;immoderate grief; immoderate laughter.So every scope by the immoderate use Turns to restraint. Shak.
  5. j:100 a. beyond reasonable limits