EXCESSIVE


Meaning of EXCESSIVE in English

adj. Function: adjective

1 going beyond a normal or acceptable limit FF1C; spend an excessive amount on clothes FF1E;

Synonyms: dizzy, exorbitant, extravagant, extreme, immoderate, inordinate, sky-high, steep, stiff, stratospheric, supernatural, towering, unconscionable, undue, unmeasurable

Related Words: boundless, limitless, unbounded; over, overboard, overmuch, overweening; super

Idioms: out of bounds

Contrasted Words: exiguous, meager, narrow, scant, scanty, skimpy, sparse, tight

Antonyms: deficient

2 given to personal excesses FF1C; an excessive drinker, often drunk and never quite sober FF1E;

Synonyms: immoderate, inordinate, intemperate, overindulgent, unrestrained, untempered

Related Words: extravagant; indulgent, self-indulgent; dissipated, prodigal

Contrasted Words: conservative, moderate, sober, temperate

Antonyms: restrained

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