Thesaurus:excessive
English
Adjective
Sense: present in too great quantity; exceeding proper limits
Synonyms
- excessive
- extravagant
- unmeasured
- unreasonable
- extreme
- immoderate
- intemperate
- lavish
- nimious (Scottish law, obsolete)
- obscene [⇒ thesaurus]
- overmuch
- overweening
- prodigal [⇒ thesaurus]
- undue
- unrestrained
- wanton [⇒ thesaurus]
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Further reading
- “31. greatness” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
- “excessive” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.