Criminal and Extortionate

Criminal

Criminal adjective - Contrary to or forbidden by law.

Extortionate and criminal are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Extortionate" instead an adjective "Criminal".

Extortionate

Extortionate adjective - Greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation.
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Synonyms for Extortionate

Criminal and extortionate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Criminal" instead an adjective "Extortionate". informal substitute

Nearby Word: extortion
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