Thesaurus:excessive

Thesaurus

excessive

English

Adjective

Sense: present in too great quantity; exceeding proper limits

Synonyms

• excessive
• extravagant
• extreme
• immoderate
• intemperate
• lavish
• nimious (Scottish law, obsolete)
• obscene    [⇒ thesaurus]
• overmuch
• overweening
• prodigal    [⇒ thesaurus]
• undue
• unrestrained
• wanton    [⇒ thesaurus]

Antonyms

• deficient
• insufficient
• moderate    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hyponyms

• exorbitant    [⇒ thesaurus]
• gaudy    [⇒ thesaurus]
• prodigal    [⇒ thesaurus]
• hedonistic    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• Thesaurus:excess

Further reading

• “31. greatness” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “excessive” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.