Synonyms for excessive
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Undue
undue, unreasonable, superfluous, extravagant, inordinate, extreme, unrestrained, intense, overweening, disproportionate, lavish, exuberant, intemperate, exorbitant, unconscionable, redundant, profuse, unjustifiable, overmuch, enormous, rampant, outrageous
Other
immoderate, over-the-top, violent, unbounded, vehement, dizzying
Definitions
- adj. 1
Exceeding the usual bounds of something; too much (of amount); extravagant; immoderate.
The movie's excessive use of special effects distracted from the plot.
Related words
- Phrases
- excessive number
From weakest to strongest
From the opposite of excessive, on the left, to its strongest synonyms, on the right.
Example sentences
- unreasonable You can't reason with someone who is unreasonable.
- extravagant She considered him extravagant with electricity.
- undue Do nothing that will bring undue attention to yourself.
- superfluous I agree that the feelings are indeed superfluous.
- violent Violent criminals were often bullies in childhood.
- dizzying These cars can reach dizzying speeds on the straights.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| excessive | falling | |
| unreasonable | falling | |
| extravagant | steady | |
| undue | falling | |
| superfluous | steady | |
| violent | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- undue2
- 6 letters
- lavish2
- 7 letters
- extreme2, violent3, intense2, rampant2, profuse2
- 8 letters
- enormous3, dizzying3, vehement3, overmuch
- 9 letters
- redundant3, exuberant4, unbounded3
- 10 letters
- outrageous3, exorbitant4, inordinate4, immoderate
- 11 letters
- extravagant4, superfluous3, intemperate4, overweening
- 12 letters
- unreasonable4, unrestrained3
- 13 letters
- unjustifiable6
- 14 letters
- unconscionable5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (undue2 = 2 syllables).