excessive
[adjective]
Synonyms: immoderate, disproportionate, exaggerated, extreme, inordinate, overmuch, superfluous, too much, undue, unfair, unreasonable

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Antonyms: deficient, restrained
Contrasted words: exiguous, meager, narrow, scant, scanty, skimpy, sparse, tight, conservative, moderate, sober, temperate
Related Idioms: out of bounds
Related Words: boundless, limitless, unbounded, over, overboard, overmuch, overweening, super, extravagant, indulgent, self-indulgent, dissipated, prodigal

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

ex‧ces‧sive /ɪkˈsesɪv/ adjective
much more than is reasonable or necessary:
his excessive drinking
$15 for two beers seems a little excessive.
—excessively adverb:
excessively high taxes

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

excessive
adj.
VERBS appear, be, seem | become | consider sth, regard sth as, see sth as He considered the level of tax excessive.
ADV. grossly | a bit, a little, rather, somewhat

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

excessive

grossly excessive (=extremely excessive)
The fine I had to pay was grossly excessive and totally unfair.
rather/fairly excessive
I think £100 for a meal is rather excessive, to say the least.
somewhat/slightly excessive (=a little excessive)
I thought her reaction was somewhat excessive.
an excessive use of something
Farmers have been criticized for their excessive use of chemical fertilizers.
excessive amounts of something
I was staying up late, consuming excessive amounts of coffee.
excessive force (=more violence than is necessary)
The men claim that the police officers used excessive force.
excessive speed
Excessive speed is a major cause of road accidents.
excessive drinking (=drinking too much alcohol)
Your excessive drinking has to stop.

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