unduly
adverb
, -ˈdyü-\
Definition of unduly
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Synonyms & Antonyms for unduly
Synonyms
devilishly, excessively, exorbitantly, inordinately, intolerably, monstrously, overly, overmuch, too, unacceptably
Antonyms
deficiently, inadequately, insufficiently
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Afterward in the judge’s chamber, defense attorney Salvatore Ciulla requested that Prickett poll the jury again to determine whether any juror’s vote had been unduly influenced. — Julia Sclafani, Daily Pilot, "A ‘draining’ four days: Behind the scenes of jury deliberations in the trial of Hossein Nayeri," 17 Aug. 2019 Perhaps that doesn’t matter unduly to the majority of fans, who would rather focus on the winning than on a failure to charm the Chinese market. — Jonathan Wilson, SI.com, "Despite Recent Success, Manchester City Still Struggling With its Reputation," 6 Aug. 2019 Eight years before, the United States apologized to 82,000 Japanese Americans unduly imprisoned during World War II and paid them $20,000 each to compensate for their suffering. — Bernd Reiter, Quartz, "What US slavery reparations and post-Holocaust Germany have in common," 2 Aug. 2019 On the other hand, aid can be used to coerce journalists to change their norms and practices unduly. — Herman Wasserman, Quartz Africa, "Donor-funded African journalism is getting caught between the US and China world view," 9 July 2019 Kinberg politely declined to read the script to avoid becoming unduly influenced by it. — Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, "Longtime 'X-Men' Editor Shares His Abandoned 'Beast' Script," 14 June 2019 In fact, my dream of the Greek islands includes (some people who are unduly cynical about my Hellenic literary infatuation—i.e. — Adam Gopnik, Town & Country, "My First Visit to the Greek Islands Turned Out to Be a Journey Home," 20 May 2019 That the quality of news is good and not unduly influenced. — Eric Johnson, Recode, "Full Q&A: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Recode Decode," 2 Nov. 2018 Under the court’s Trump-specific analysis, just about any official indignity that unduly burdens the lives of minorities or marginalized groups within our borders may well be tolerated. — Cristian Farias, Daily Intelligencer, "It’s Donald Trump’s Supreme Court Now," 26 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unduly.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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unduly
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