What is another word for excessive?
Synonyms for excessive
ɪkˈsɛs ɪvex·ces·sive
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Wiktionary
excessiveadjective
Antonyms:
insufficient, deficientexcessiveadjective
I personally consider putting a wide vibrato on a single 16th triplet note at 160 beats per minute rather excessive, nay even stupid.
Antonyms:
insufficient, deficient
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
excessive
Synonyms:
enormous, undue, exorbitant, overmuch, superabundant, superfluous, unreasonable, immoderate, inordinate, extravagantAntonyms:
insufficient, scant, inadequate
Princeton's WordNet
excessive, inordinate, undue, unreasonableadjective
beyond normal limits
"excessive charges"; "a book of inordinate length"; "his dress stops just short of undue elegance"; "unreasonable demands"
Synonyms:
inordinate, unreasonable, undue, unjustified, overweening, exuberant, unwarranted, extravagantAntonyms:
moderate, restrainedexcessive, extravagant, exuberant, overweeningadjective
unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings
"extravagant praise"; "exuberant compliments"; "overweening ambition"; "overweening greed"
Synonyms:
luxuriant, profuse, lush, overweening, inordinate, riotous, uppity, extravagant, high-spirited, unreasonable, ebullient, undue, exuberant, spendthrift, profligate, prodigalAntonyms:
restrained, moderate
Dictionary of English Synonymes
excessiveadjective
Synonyms:
superabundant, superfluous, exuberantexcessiveadjective
Synonyms:
extravagant, inordinate, enormous, outrageous, unreasonable, very greatexcessiveadjective
Synonyms:
immoderate, intemperate, extremeexcessiveadjective
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
excessiveadjective
Synonyms:
superfluous, exuberant, superabundant, disproportionate, outrageous, unreasonable, exorbitant inordinate, extravagant, fabulous, immoderate, extreme
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "excessive":
undue, excess, exaggerated, inordinate, disproportionate, unreasonable, exorbitant, over-, extravagant, extreme, overblown
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#2685 | extreme | |
#4133 | excess | |
#8094 | excessive | |
#8121 | enormous | |
#14822 | lush | |
#16024 | unreasonable | |
#21803 | undue | |
#23758 | exaggerated | |
#28223 | disproportionate | |
#34015 | extravagant | |
#35699 | superfluous | |
#37717 | unwarranted | |
#40761 | unjustified | |
#43675 | prodigal | |
#46323 | exuberant | |
#55433 | exorbitant | |
#57042 | inordinate | |
#65304 | overblown | |
#75439 | profuse | |
#78329 | luxuriant | |
#83140 | riotous | |
#84876 | uppity | |
#107022 | profligate | |
#118329 | spendthrift | |
#126709 | ebullient | |
#177689 | immoderate | |
#194411 | overmuch | |
#196503 | overweening | |
#327831 | superabundant |
How to use excessive in a sentence?
At some point you would think that some segment of society, if not all of society, will say that enough is enough and this goes beyond seeking justice to excessive retribution, but unfortunately, I don't think we are there yet.
There can never be a complete confidence in a power which is excessive.
We all watched the horrific death of George Floyd on video as witnesses begged the police officer to take him into the police car and get off his neck, this abusive, excessive and inhumane use of force cost the life of a man who was being detained by the police for questioning about a non-violent charge.
The law is unconstitutional as it infringes people's right to make their own decisions on sex and secrecy and freedom of their private life, violating the principle banning excessive enforcement.
The NYPD's failure to impose discipline even when presented with clear evidence of excessive force is very troubling, and the fact that that issue hasn't yet been addressed by the NYPD even as of today should be a real concern.
Translations for excessive
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- مبالغ, زائدArabic
- прекаленBulgarian
- excessiuCatalan, Valencian
- nadměrnýCzech
- übermäßig, exzessivGerman
- υπέρμετρος, υπερβολικόςGreek
- troa, ekscesaEsperanto
- excesivoSpanish
- بیش از اندازهPersian
- excessifFrench
- anabarrachScottish Gaelic
- túlzottHungarian
- ավելորդArmenian
- terlalu banyakIndonesian
- óhóflegurIcelandic
- eccessivoItalian
- מוגזםHebrew
- 過度Japanese
- 과도Korean
- nimiusLatin
- tuheneMāori
- overmatigDutch
- nadmierny, wygórowanyPolish
- excessivoPortuguese
- excesiv, excesivăRomanian
- избыточный, чрезмерное, лишний, излишний, чрезмерныйRussian
- överdrivenSwedish
- அதிகப்படியானTamil
- అధికTelugu
- มากเกินไปThai
- aşırıTurkish
- 過多Chinese
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