Words That Mean Excessive
Too much of something — of spending, of praise, of appetite, of words.
13 words
- Copiousadjective
large in number or quantity (especially of discourse)
- Dissoluteadjective
unrestrained by convention or morality
- Exorbitantadjective
greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
- Gratuitousadjective
unnecessary and unwarranted
- Inordinateadjective
beyond normal limits
- Lavishverb
expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns
- Plethoranoun
extreme excess
- Prodigalnoun
a recklessly extravagant consumer
- Profligatenoun
a dissolute man in fashionable society
- Superfluousadjective
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
- Surfeitnoun
the quality of being so overabundant that prices fall
- Unconscionableadjective
greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
- Voluminousadjective
large in number or quantity (especially of discourse)
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A word’s meaning sharpens against its opposite. These sets are the ones worth holding beside excessive.