exorbitant

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɪɡˈzɔrbɪtənt/ UK /ɪɡˈzɔːbɪtənt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
unreasonably high; greatly exceeding what is fair or expected

The landlord demanded an exorbitant rent for the tiny flat.

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Synonyms

1 adj · unreasonably high; greatly... excessiveextortionateinordinate extravagant immoderate steep outrageous

Opposites

reasonable moderate fair modest

Word family

Forms exorbitantly

Derived forms exorbitantlyexorbitance

Related forms orbit

Etymology

From Late Latin exorbitans, present participle of exorbitare ('to deviate, go out of the track'), from ex- ('out of') + orbita ('wheel track, course'), from orbis ('circle, orbit').

exorbitare Latin orbita Latin orbis Latin

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# exorbitant

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ɪɡˈzɔrbɪtənt/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪɡˈzɔːbɪtənt/

## Meanings
1. unreasonably high; greatly exceeding what is fair or expected

## Examples
- The landlord demanded an exorbitant rent for the tiny flat.

## Synonyms
- excessive
- extortionate
- inordinate
- extravagant
- immoderate
- steep
- outrageous

## Antonyms
- reasonable
- moderate
- fair
- modest

## Derived Forms
- exorbitantly
- exorbitance

## Related Forms
- orbit

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: exorbitare
- Root: orbita
- Root: orbis

## Etymology
From Late Latin exorbitans, present participle of exorbitare ('to deviate, go out of the track'), from ex- ('out of') + orbita ('wheel track, course'), from orbis ('circle, orbit').

## AI Etymology
Exorbitant comes from Late Latin exorbitans, present participle of exorbitare ('to deviate, go out of the track'), from ex- ('out of') + orbita ('wheel track, course'), from orbis ('circle, orbit'). Morphologically, the form is compositional: ex- marks part of the visible structure, while the remaining element supplies the lexical base. In present use, it is used as an adjective meaning "unreasonably high; greatly exceeding what is fair or expected", so the historical material remains connected with the current sense rather than standing as bare ancestry. The wider English family includes derivatives such as exorbitantly and exorbitance and related forms such as orbit, showing how the same historical material continues to organize neighboring vocabulary. The named historical forms include Latin exorbitare, Latin orbita, and Latin orbis, keeping the history tied to concrete forms rather than a loose resemblance.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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