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not excessive

ADJECTIVE

middle-of-the-road

Synonyms

STRONGEST

balanced compromising

WEAK

cautious conservative controlled disciplined even impartial indifferent inexpensive midway mild modest neutral noncommittal nonpartisan on the fence reasonable straight

ADJECTIVE

moderate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

balanced bearable cautious conservative gentle limited middle-of-the-road mild modest neutral not extreme pleasant reasonable soft steady tame temperate tolerable tolerant

STRONG

abstinent compromising considered controlled cool deliberate disciplined even measured midway nonpartisan pacific reserved restrained sober straight

WEAK

careful considerate dispassionate equable impartial inconsiderable inexpensive judicious low-key monotonous peaceable tranquil untroubled

Antonyms

STRONGEST

biased bright harsh imbalanced incautious intolerable loud prejudiced rough strong unacceptable unbearable unlimited unmanageable violent wild

STRONG

agitated different excited extroverted friendly outgoing partial unfair

WEAK

considerable excessive extravagant extreme immoderate liberal outrageous significant uncontrolled unreasonable unrestrained

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Webb said: "It would have been incorrect to send him off because it's not excessive force, it's a reckless contact, so yellow card."

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

It’s not excessive — it’s not like 80 and 90 — but some people still want to know what they’re going to get.

From New York Times • Nov. 27, 2024

It was the perfect brunch dish for me; filling but not excessive, and bursting with garlic and herbs, with richness coming from bacon and the poached egg.

From Seattle Times • May 24, 2023

Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, a nonpartisan organization in Michigan that studies employment policy, said that Virginia’s incentives to Amazon are not excessive in a national context.

From Washington Post • Apr. 13, 2023

His demands were fair, not excessive; but he always stipulated for so much per day, and so, under any circumstances, he did not do badly.

From The Ascent of the Matterhorn by Whymper, Edward

not excessive

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