extortionate
21extortionate — adjective a) of, related to or typifying extortion b) greatly exceeding what is reasonable or moderate; exorbitant …
22extortionate — Synonyms and related words: all devouring, all engulfing, arousing, bloodsucking, clamant, clamorous, crying, cutthroat, demanding, draining, educible, eductive, elicitory, eradicative, evocative, exacting, exactive, excessive, exigent,… …
23extortionate — (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Oppressive] Syn. exacting, avaricious, rapacious, bloodsucking; see corrupt 1 , greedy 1 , severe 1 , 2 . 2. [Excessive] Syn. exorbitant, extravagant, unreasonable; see expensive …
24extortionate — ex tor·tion·ate || nÉ™t adj. of extortion, of blackmail; exorbitant, excessive …
25extortionate — [ɪk stɔ:ʃ(ə)nət, ɛk ] adjective 1》 (of a price) much too high. 2》 using or given to extortion. Derivatives extortionately adverb …
26extortionate — a. 1. Oppressive, exacting, severe, hard, harsh. 2. (Colloq.) Exorbitant …
27extortionate — adj 1. exorbitant, expensive; excessive, outrageous. See exorbitant(defs.1, 2). 2. usurious, bloodsucking, wringing, exacting; avaricious, rapacious, ravening, voracious, greedy; sordid, mean, venal …
28extortionate — ex·tor·tion·ate …
29extortionate credit — See extortion loansharking …
30extortionate credit — See extortion loansharking …