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What is another word for extortionate?

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Much too high, especially in price

Greedy or rapacious in nature, especially of money

Severe or harsh, typically of something dealing with money or finance

Unreasonable or inappropriate in magnitude

Large in amount, level or degree

Having or showing a willingness to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain

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Much too high, especially in price

costing an arm and a leg

worth its weight in gold

worth a king's ransom

financial means conditional

of incalculable value

choice

of inestimable value

rare

of incalculable worth

of immeasurable worth

of inestimable worth

of immeasurable value

more than one can afford

more than can be afforded

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“I've managed to catch the last three traveling shows despite the extortionate ticket prices.”

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Greedy or rapacious in nature, especially of money

“The demands created by the king's extravagance were put down to his extortionate nature.”

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Severe or harsh, typically of something dealing with money or finance

“This summer, the infirmary, thanks to the extortionate terms of its contract, found itself with a shortfall of several million.”

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Unreasonable or inappropriate in magnitude

out of all proportion

costing an arm and a leg

surplus to requirements

without justification

blown up out of all proportion

uncivilised^UK

uncivilized^US

untrammeled^US

grey^UK

spreading like wildfire

gray^US

contrary to the rules

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Large in amount, level or degree

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Having or showing a willingness to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain

unsavoury^UK

unsavory^US

demoralized^US

demoralised^UK

not to be depended on

uncivilized^US

off-colour^UK

uncivilised^UK

off-color^US

dishonoured^UK

dishonored^US

not to be relied upon

environmentally unfriendly

like a snake in the grass

phony^US

phoney^UK

without law and order

economical with the truth

intentionally misleading

skillful^US

skilful^UK

dexterous^US

dextrous^UK

not entirely truthful

terminologically inexact

sceptical^UK

skeptical^US

coloured^UK

colored^US

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