extortionate

1. 1.

   greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation

   “exorbitant rent”

   “extortionate prices”

   “spends an outrageous amount on entertainment”

   “usurious interest rate”

   “unconscionable spending”

   Synonymsexorbitantoutrageoussteepunconscionableusurious

   Similarimmoderate

Questions about extortionate

What does extortionate mean?

extortionate means "greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation".

How many syllables are in extortionate?

extortionate has 4 syllables: ex-tor-tio-nate. The stress falls on "tor". In IPA it is /ɛkˈstɔɹʃənət/.

What is another word for extortionate?

Close synonyms include exorbitant, outrageous, steep, unconscionable, usurious. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is extortionate a common word?

extortionate is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.