法外|ほうがいhougai[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. na-adjective, nounexorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate; extravagant; immoderate
   私はこの自転車じてんしゃを法外ほうがいに安やすく買かった。↗

   I bought this bicycle dirt-cheap.

• Synonym並み外れなみはずれNeutralSomething far beyond the usual level in scale, quantity or ability, frequently but not always in praise, as in 「並外れた体力」. 「法外」 mostly describes outrageous prices.
• Synonymとんでも無いとんでもないCasualCovers the unexpected and the outrageous, and also serves as a polite set reply, 「とんでもない」, when deflecting praise.
• SynonymとてつもないCasualColloquial for something absurd or astonishingly large. 「法外」 is mostly about prices and interest rates.
• Related過度かどWrittenWritten-style word for excess, as in 「過度な期待」. 「法外」 stresses being outrageously high.
• Related過剰かじょうWrittenMeans surplus or too much, as in 「過剰包装」. 「法外」 stresses what defies common sense.
• Related過当かとうWrittenFormal and little used; means excessive or beyond what is proper.
• Related過大かだいWrittenWritten/formal: too large in size or amount, as in 「過大評価」; 「法外」 stresses being unreasonably, outrageously high.
• Related無茶むちゃNeutralCovers reckless, unreasonable behavior, as in 「無茶をする」. 「法外」 is mostly about amounts of money.
• Related甚だしいはなはだしいWrittenFormal word for an extreme degree, typically with damage or misunderstanding. 「法外」 is about prices.
• Related無理むりNeutralThe broadest of these: unreasonable, forced or impossible. 「法外」 focuses on outrageous prices.
• Related極端きょくたんNeutralRefers to taking things to an extreme, as in 「極端な意見」. 「法外」 stresses outrageous amounts of money.
• Related大げさおおげさNeutralMeans exaggerated or overdone, as in 「大げさに言う」 — unlike 「法外」, it is not about sky-high sums.
• Related過多かたWrittenFormal word for too much, as in 「情報過多」. 「法外」 stresses the outrageousness.
• RelatedでたらめCasualColloquial for nonsense or haphazard, careless conduct. 「法外」 is about unreasonably high prices.
• RelatedむちゃくちゃCasualColloquial for mess and disorder, also used as an intensifier adverb. 「法外」 leans toward written use.
• Related過重かじゅうWrittenRefers to excessive burdens, as in 「過重労働」. 「法外」 is about prices.
• Related超過ちょうかNeutralMeans exceeding a set limit, as in 「時間超過」. 「法外」 stresses unreasonableness.
• Related過分かぶんWrittenMeans beyond what one deserves, often in the humble phrase 「過分なお言葉」.
• RelatedむやみやたらCasualColloquial for acting indiscriminately or to excess. 「法外」 is mostly about amounts of money.
• Antonym妥当だとうWrittenAntonym: formal word for proper and reasonable, the opposite of the outrageousness of 「法外」.
• Antonym適正てきせいWrittenAntonym: appropriate and reasonable, as in 「適正価格」 — the direct opposite of 「法外」.

Use 「法外」 for prices, interest or demands that are outrageously high, as in 「法外な値段」. For mere excess in degree choose 「過度」, for unreasonableness 「無茶」, for too much of something 「過剰」. 「並み外れ」 means far beyond the norm in scale or ability and is often, though not always, complimentary. 「過大」「過多」「過重」「甚だしい」 are written words for particular kinds of excess; 「途轍もない」「とんでもない」「出鱈目」「無茶苦茶」「無闇やたら」 are colloquial, and 「無理」 is the broad everyday word. When something is reasonable, say 「適正」.

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1. 法ほうにはずれていること。またその様よう。
2. 著いちじるしく度どを越こえていること。またその様よう。