What are some alternative words for excessive?
Synonyms for excessive
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Princeton's WordNet
excessive, inordinate, undue, unreasonable(adj)
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, overweening(adj)
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
Wiktionary
excessive(adjective)
Antonyms:
insufficient, deficientexcessive(adjective)
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
Dictionary of English Synonymes
excessive(a.)
Synonyms:
superabundant, superfluous, exuberantexcessive(a.)
Synonyms:
extravagant, inordinate, enormous, outrageous, unreasonable, very greatexcessive(a.)
Synonyms:
immoderate, intemperate, extremeexcessive(a.)
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
excessive(a)
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
rank | 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?
Avarice is reprehensible acquisitiveness, excessive and insatiable desire to acquire or possess more wealth, riches or material gain than one needs or deserves. In other words, avarice is the highest level of greed or greediness. Now listen up, wealth or success is good and worthwhile too. But, you should not quest for it desperately, fraudulently or dubiously. Besides that, genuine wealth or success is meant to be acquired or achieved overtime and not at all overnight. -Emeasoba George
Excessive fears for the global economy have receded.
Results from many studies suggest that excessive caffeine intake has a negative influence on male fertility parameters and may lead to couples having a more difficult time becoming pregnant.
(The officer) clearly was violating his own departmental regulations, he clearly was using excessive force.
Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein:
The loss of life is deplorable, and the staggering number of injuries caused by live ammunition only confirms the sense that excessive force has been used against demonstrators – not once, not twice, but repeatedly.
Translations for excessive
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- زائد, مبالغArabic
- 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
- excesivă, excesivRomanian
- лишний, чрезмерный, избыточный, излишний, чрезмерноеRussian
- överdrivenSwedish
- அதிகப்படியானTamil
- అధికTelugu
- aşırıTurkish
- 過多Chinese
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