excessive

Definition for 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

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But the details of excessive drinking that she attributes to anxiety and depression in her 2019 complaint against Weinstein ring in my ears.

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She said that Sunday's walkouts were "excessive and unfair to tens of thousands of travellers who have nothing to do with the disputes".

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Jayne's excessive hoarding after her husband died got so bad that she could only sleep on one half of her bed.

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Chief executive Alastair Richards said the desire for "that tanned look" can often lead people to resort to the excessive use of sunbeds and products like nasal tanners.

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They challenged their sentences at the Court of Appeal, with their lawyers claiming they were "manifestly excessive".

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