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Excessive

/ɪkˈsɛsɪv/

Exceeding the usual bounds of something; extravagant; immoderate.

📖 Definitions of "Excessive"

adjective

1
Exceeding the usual bounds of something; extravagant; immoderate.
"Putting a wide vibrato on a single 16th triplet note at 160 beats per minute seems rather excessive."

8 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
exuberant	(of people) Very cheery and peppy; extremely cheerful, energetic and enthusiastic.
extravagant	Extreme; wild; excessive; unrestrained.
unrestrained	Not subject to physical restraint.
overweeningnoun	Unduly confident; arrogant.
immoderate	Not moderate; excessive.
undue	Excessive; going beyond that what is natural or sufficient.
inordinate	Excessive; unreasonable or inappropriate in magnitude.
unreasonable	Not reasonable; going beyond what could be expected or asked for.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
undue	Excessive; going beyond that what is natural or sufficient.
inordinate	Excessive; unreasonable or inappropriate in magnitude.
extravagant	Extreme; wild; excessive; unrestrained.
overweening	Unduly confident; arrogant.
exuberant	(of people) Very cheery and peppy; extremely cheerful, energetic and enthusiastic.
immoderate	Not moderate; excessive.
unreasonable	Not reasonable; going beyond what could be expected or asked for.
unrestrained	Not subject to physical restraint.
overly	(sometimes proscribed) To an excessive degree.
exorbitant	Exceeding proper limits; excessive or unduly high; extravagant.
exaggerated	That has been described as greater than it actually is; abnormally increased or enlarged.
overreactionnoun	A reaction that is excessive.
overstatementnoun	An exaggeration; a statement in excess of what is reasonable.
over-the-top	(attributive) Alternative form of over the top (see usage notes). [(idiomatic) Beyond normal, expected, or reasonable limits; outrageous.]
overblown	Of exaggerated importance; too heavily emphasized, hyped, etc.
overambitious	Excessively ambitious.
overexploitationnoun	Excessive and damaging exploitation.
superfluous	In excess of what is required or sufficient.
excessnoun	The state of surpassing or going beyond a limit; the state of being beyond sufficiency, necessity, or duty; more than what is usual or proper.
overusenoun	(transitive) To use too much of (something); to use (it) too often.