undue
adjective
, -ˈdyü\
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Synonyms & Antonyms for undue
Synonyms
baroque, devilish, excessive, exorbitant, extravagant, extreme, fancy, immoderate, inordinate, insane, intolerable, lavish, overdue, overextravagant, overmuch, overweening, plethoric, steep, stiff, towering, unconscionable, unmerciful
Antonyms
middling, moderate, modest, reasonable, temperate
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In addition to alleged differences over Scientology, there also were reports, never substantiated, that Cruise exercised undue influence over her film choices, E! — Martha Ross, The Mercury News, "From Tom Cruise to Jamie Foxx: Katie Holmes and the hazards of charismatic men," 21 Aug. 2019 There are flaws in all of the bills that put an undue burden on legal gun owners, according to Bevis. — Denise Coffey, courant.com, "CCDL Weighs In On New Gun Laws," 19 Aug. 2019 The candidates were required to sit five papers in English, arithmetic, and general knowledge, over nine hours in total, on Aug. 28 and 29, 1919, and were expressly forbidden from trying to bring any undue influence to bear on the results: Warning. — Hedley Sutton, Quartz India, "What the British Indian police exams looked like a century ago," 19 Aug. 2019 The purported purpose of this measure was to identify those people who might use their money to exert undue influence on the democratic process. — Jeremy Carl, National Review, "We Need Donor-Privacy Legislation Now," 12 Aug. 2019 The Senate votes came as the House Oversight Committee released a report criticizing the Trump administration over its apparent willingness to allow the president's friends and allies undue influence over U.S. policy toward Saudi Arabia. — CBS News, "Senate fails to override Trump vetoes on stopping Saudi weapons sales," 30 July 2019 American politicians often rail against the undue influence of the rich. — The Economist, "Is Congress rigged in favour of the rich?," 22 July 2019 The court’s rationale for the rulings, at least in part, was to encourage debate on public issues without undue fear of suits by those with more power and resources. — Bob Egelko, SFChronicle.com, "Supreme Court Justice Thomas the leading edge of conservative wing," 21 July 2019 Several of these businesses have protested the ordinance, citing loss of revenue, though there is an exemption for retailers that demonstrate the ban would cause undue hardship. — Michelle Lou, CNN, "Beverly Hills to ban the sale of nearly all tobacco products. It's the first US city to institute such a sweeping crackdown," 5 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'undue.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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