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excessive
adjective as in too much; overdone
Strongest matches
disproportionate, enormous, exaggerated, exorbitant, extra, extravagant, extreme, inordinate, needless, redundant, steep, superfluous, unconscionable, undue, unreasonable
Weak matches
boundless, dissipated, dizzying, immoderate, indulgent, intemperate, limitless, more, over, overboard, overkill, overmuch, plethoric, prodigal, profligate, recrementitious, self-indulgent, sky-high, stiff, stratospheric, super, superabundant, supernatural, too many, towering, unbounded, unmeasurable, way-out
Example Sentences
The suspect, who was left a quadriplegic, sued, alleging that excessive force had deprived him of his 4th Amendment right against unreasonable seizure.
Do you think federal immigration agents have been guilty of excessive use of force?
Generalized anxiety disorder is a persistent and excessive form of anxiety that feels out of proportion to actual events or situations.
If a tenant believes the amount is excessive, it can be challenged at a first-tier tribunal, a type of civil court.
Now, their laughter is replaced with anger, claiming the current ownership is ruining the sport with excessive spending.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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