What is another word for undue?
Synonyms for undue
ʌnˈdu, -ˈdyuun·due
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Princeton's WordNet
undueadjective
not yet payable
"an undue loan"
Synonyms:
inordinate, unreasonable, unwarranted, unjustified, excessiveAntonyms:
overdue, cod, out-of-pocket, reasonable, delinquent, payable, moderate, callable, sensible, collectible, due, collectable, receivable, repayable, collectundueadjective
not appropriate or proper (or even legal) in the circumstances
"undue influence"; "I didn't want to show undue excitement"; "accused of using undue force"
Synonyms:
inordinate, unreasonable, unwarranted, unjustified, excessiveAntonyms:
collectable, reasonable, delinquent, moderate, sensible, repayable, cod, collect, due, out-of-pocket, receivable, callable, payable, collectible, overdueundue, unjustified, unwarrantedadjective
lacking justification or authorization
"desire for undue private profit"; "unwarranted limitations of personal freedom"
Synonyms:
unjustifiable, excessive, groundless, unwarrantable, baseless, inordinate, unreasonable, wild, indefensible, insupportable, unjustified, unwarranted, idle, unfoundedAntonyms:
cod, moderate, collectible, reasonable, collect, due, overdue, repayable, receivable, sensible, callable, payable, delinquent, out-of-pocket, collectableexcessive, inordinate, undue, unreasonableadjective
beyond normal limits
"excessive charges"; "a book of inordinate length"; "his dress stops just short of undue elegance"; "unreasonable demands"
Synonyms:
excessive, inordinate, unreasonable, unjustified, overweening, exuberant, unwarranted, extravagantAntonyms:
sensible, out-of-pocket, payable, cod, moderate, collect, delinquent, collectible, due, reasonable, receivable, overdue, callable, collectable, repayable
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
undueadjective
Synonyms:
unsuitable, improper, excessive, inordinate, immoderate
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
undueverb
Synonyms:
unreasonable, immoderate, exorbitant, excessive, disproportioned
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "undue":
excessive, improper, abusive, unjustified, unnecessary, unwarranted, unfair, inappropriate, unjustifiable, unreasonable, indu, wrongful, exaggerated
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#2028 | wild | |
#7392 | inappropriate | |
#8094 | excessive | |
#9013 | idle | |
#9462 | unnecessary | |
#10658 | unfair | |
#13365 | abusive | |
#13530 | improper | |
#16024 | unreasonable | |
#16417 | wrongful | |
#21803 | undue | |
#23758 | exaggerated | |
#34015 | extravagant | |
#36686 | unfounded | |
#37717 | unwarranted | |
#40761 | unjustified | |
#46323 | exuberant | |
#57042 | inordinate | |
#60134 | baseless | |
#72925 | indefensible | |
#78907 | unjustifiable | |
#80059 | indu | |
#84338 | groundless | |
#157947 | insupportable | |
#196503 | overweening | |
#212127 | unwarrantable |
How to use undue in a sentence?
It was sincerely never my intention to discourage anyone's access to their elected officials. I now understand how my poor choice of words may have led a few attendees to draw this conclusion and I offer my humble apology for causing any undue strain on the command and its mission.
We are not worried about undue impact on our business.
We follow specific giving guidelines for patient groups to ensure that our financial contribution does not have undue influence over an organization.
Remember that there is nothing stable in human affairs therefore avoid undue elation in prosperity, or undue depression in adversity.
The first criterion is genuine independence, any mechanism for addressing any complaint against a bishop must be free from bias or undue influence by a bishop. Our structures must preclude bishops from deterring complaints against them, from hampering their investigation, or from skewing their resolution.
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