n
(informal, of undesirable behaviour) More than is reasonable; a bit too much.
n
lack of self-control; excess; intemperance
n
The excessive use of adjectives.
n
A feeling of dissatisfaction, anxiety, etc., caused by the dogged and ongoing pursuit of more goods and possessions.
n
The raising of needless alarms.
adv
(obsolete) Exceedingly; overmuch.
n
hyperbole: excessiveness
adj
Optimistic; overly or foolishly optimistic or hopeful
adj
Unpleasantly excessive.
adj
Excessively ready to believe things; gullible.
n
Fondness or attentiveness, especially to an excessive degree.
adj
Excessively careful; cautious.
v
To affect excessive refinement in language; to be overnice in expression.
adj
Marked by exaggeration.
adv
To a great or unusual degree, extent, etc.; extremely
n
(idiomatic) A dubious or unhelpful mental outlook, emotional disposition, or personal history.
adj
Exceeding the usual bounds of something; extravagant; immoderate.
n
(obsolete) An exuberant outburst; an extravagance.
adv
In an exorbitant manner, excessively.
adj
Greatly exceeding what is moderate or reasonable; exorbitant.
n
(slang) The state or trait of being over the top, of behaving in an overly dramatic manner.
n
(archaic, 17-19th centuries) The characteristic of being extravagant.
adj
Exceeding the bounds of something; roving; hence, foreign.
adj
Excessive, or far beyond the norm.
n
An overflow, or overflowing abundance.
adj
(sports) Overly inclined to rule that an infraction has occurred.
adj
Excessively flattering (connoting insincerity).
adj
Overly concerned with censoring or criticizing personal conduct.
n
A parenting style characterized by overinvolvement in one's children's lives.
adj
(figuratively) Assigning too much credibility to exaggerated favorable descriptions of one's character, achievements, or prospects; intoxicated by one's own braggadocio; enamored with one's own overvalued public image.
adj
Having been subject to propaganda and promotion; promoted beyond what is reasonable or appropriate.
adj
(slang) energetic; overly diligent
n
Excessive absolutism; inflexible disregard of contextual variables.
n
Excessive or ubiquitous advertising.
n
Excessive or zealous advocacy, typically on social media
v
To advocate excessively or zealously, typically on social media
adv
In a hyperaggressive manner.
adj
Having exaggerated articulation.
adj
Using hyperbole: exaggerated.
n
Consumerism taken to an abnormal degree.
adj
Extremely controlling.
n
Excessive or unfairly harsh criticism.
adj
Having a very high dependence
adj
Having an extreme tendency to expand.
v
To express much more than normally
adj
(game theory) Excessively fair, typically describing an offer involving more than fifty percent of the stake.
adj
Very or excessively green.
adj
Making very great or excessive use of the legal system.
adj
(informal) Excessively mobile.
adj
Extremely or excessively moral.
n
Orthodoxy taken to excess.
n
An excessively controlling and invasive style of parenting.
adj
Exceptionally productive
adj
More than usually prolific
adj
(US, African-American Vernacular, jargon) Overreacting or having a strong emotional reaction; worked up.
n
Something in which someone indulges.
adj
Excessive; unreasonable or inappropriate in magnitude; extreme.
n
Lack of moderation or temperance; excess.
adj
color-coordinated, matching, especially to an excess.
n
The opposite of minimalism: a tendency toward excess.
n
Behaving with an excess of protective concern.
adj
Excessive, as results from obsession.
adj
Offensively intrusive or interfering in offering advice and services.
adj
Having overconfidence in one's opinions that is impervious to failure.
adj
Beyond what is customary or proper; extravagant.
adj
Alternative form of overcelebrated [Treated as more significant or praiseworthy than is deserved .]
adj
(idiomatic) Bold; beyond normal, expected, or reasonable limits; outrageous.
adj
Alternative form of overassured [Excessively assured.]
adj
Alternative form of overcelebrated [Treated as more significant or praiseworthy than is deserved .]
adj
Alternative form of overcruel [overly or excessively cruel]
adj
Alternative form of overeducated [Having received too much education]
n
Alternative spelling of overexcitement [The condition of being excessively excited]
adj
Alternative form of overfond [Excessively fond.]
n
The excessive emphasis on or exaggeration of gender roles.
adj
Excessively industrious.
adv
In an excessively insolent way; too rudely.
adj
Alternative form of overjust [Too zealous in the pursuit of justice.]
adj
alternative form of overoptimistic [Excessively optimistic.]
adj
Alternative form of overreactive [Too reactive; tending to overreact.]
v
To show excessive respect to (someone)
adj
Alternative form of overswift. [(rare) Overly swift.]
adj
Alternative spelling of overzealous [Too zealous; too enthusiastic or fervent.]
adj
Excessively abstemious.
adv
In an overabundant manner.
n
(sociolinguistics) excessive convergence; the situation where a speaker is overaccommodative
adj
(sociolinguistics) excessively accommodative
n
Excessive accomplishment.
n
Excessive action (as of a muscle of the body).
adj
activated too often, or to too great a degree
adj
(of a person) Too happy with their position in life.
adj
Given too much adoration.
adj
Excessively adventurous.
adj
Too old to be of use in a particular situation.
n
excessive aggression; overaggressiveness
adj
Excessively aggressive. Involving too much aggression.
adv
In an overaggressive way; involving too much aggression.
adv
(nonstandard, very rare error) Misconstruction of overall [Generally; with everything considered.]
adv
With too much ambition.
adj
(music) Excessively amplified; very loud and distorted.
adj
Tending to overanalyze.
adv
In an overanalytical way.
adj
Excessively appreciated.
adj
Excessively apprehensive.
adj
Excessively apt or prone to do something.
adj
Excessively argumentative.
n
Excessive or overly precise arrangement.
adj
Excessively artificial.
n
Excessively forceful assertion.
adv
In an overassertive manner.
n
Excessive attachment, affection or fondness.
n
excessive attention paid to something
adj
Excessively avaricious.
n
(rare or obsolete) Overbearing behaviour; arrogance; imperiousness.
adv
In an overbearing manner.
adj
Of exaggerated importance; too heavily emphasized, hyped, etc.
adv
Excessively; too much.
adj
Excessively boisterous.
adj
Too bold; impertinent or overreaching.
adv
In an excessively bold manner.
adv
With excessive bravery.
n
(US, law) The excessive broadness of a statute that, in proscribing unprotected speech, also proscribes protected speech.
adj
(rare) Being plentiful, particularly excessively so.
adj
Excessively bumptious.
adj
Excessively busy; officious.
adj
Excessively calculated; not natural or spontaneous.
adv
In an overcareful manner.
adv
In an overcautious way.
adj
Excessively charitable.
adv
In an overcharitable manner.
adj
Excessively circumspect.
n
Excessive civilization; the quality of being overcivilized.
adj
claimed to an excessive degree
adj
Having too great an emotional attachment.
adj
Rendered too colourful; with an excess of color.
n
Excessive use of colour; (chiefly in extended use) exaggeration in description; an instance of this.
n
Excessive communication; communicating too much
adj
Showing too much compassion.
adj
Excessively competitive.
adj
Excessively complacent.
adj
Excessively compliant.
adj
excessively complicated
adv
(rare) In an overcomplicated way.
n
The process of overcomplicating.
adj
Excessively complimentary.
n
An excessive or unwarranted degree of confidence.
adv
In an overconfident manner
adj
Excessively conscientious.
adj
Excessively conscious.
adj
Excessively considerate.
adj
Excessively contented.
adj
Excessively courageous.
adj
Excessively courteous.
n
Excessive criminalizing: making too many things criminal.
adv
In an overcritical manner.
adj
overly or excessively cruel
adv
With too much curiosity; in an overcurious manner.
adj
Excessively defensive.
adj
Excessively deliberate.
adv
In an overdelicate manner.
adj
Excessively demanding.
adj
Excessively democratic.
adj
Having undergone excessive design, leading to complicatedness or an unnecessary degree of capability and durability.
adj
Excessively desperate.
adj
Serving as an excessive deterrent.
adv
In an overdiligent manner.
adj
Of a film: directed with too much effort or embellishment.
adj
Discussed too much; overhyped.
adj
Excessively distended.
adj
Documented to an excessive degree.
adv
(genetics) In an overdominant manner.
adv
In an overdramatic manner.
adv
In an overearnest manner.
adj
Having received too much education
n
(of a person) The state of being overeducated; the state when an individual feels overburdened or oppressed by the weight of their education.
adv
In an overeffusive manner.
adj
Excessively elaborate.
adv
In an overelaborate manner.
n
excessive elaboration; going into too much detail
n
Excessive embellishment.
adv
In an overemotional manner.
adj
Excessively emphatic, particularly in musical or theatrical interpretation
adv
In an overemphatic manner.
n
Excessive delight or enthusiasm.
n
Excessive encouragement.
adj
Made more complicated than necessary, often intentionally; as, especially:
adj
overly or excessively engrossed
adj
excessively enthusiastic
adv
With excessive enthusiasm.
adj
Feeling or acting as though one is entitled to more than one really is; overly demanding or grabby.
n
Excessively strong enunciation.
adj
Too exact; overscrupulous; pedantic.
adj
Subjected to too much examination, or too many academic or medical examinations.
adj
Excessively expectant; expecting too much.
adv
With excessively high expectations.
adj
Excessively explanatory.
adv
In an overexquisite manner.
adv
In an overextravagant manner
adj
Excessively exuberant.
adv
In an overexuberant manner.
adj
Overly friendly or intimate.
adv
In an overfamiliar way
adj
Excessively fastidious.
adv
In an overfastidious manner.
adj
Excessively fed; given too much to eat; having had too much to eat.
adv
So as to overflow; very excessively or generously.
adv
With excessive fondness.
n
Excessive force; violence.
adj
Excessively frank or candid.
adj
Too liberal or familiar.
n
The quality of being too friendly
adj
Obsolete spelling of overfull [excessively filled; full to overflowing]
adv
In an overgenerous way.
adv
In an overgentle manner.
n
Excessive glorification; excessive praise.
adj
Excessively or exceedingly hallowed.
adv
(obsolete) In an overhard way; by means which are too difficult.
adv
In an excessively harsh manner.
adj
Brought on too hastily; rushed.
adj
Given an excessive amount of hate; gets more hate than it actually deserves.
adv
In an overheated manner; with undue heat.
adv
Too highly; too greatly.
adv
With excessive honesty.
n
Excessive hope or anticipation; presumption.
adj
That has been promoted or publicized excessively.
adj
Excessively idealistic.
adj
Excessively imitative.
adj
Excessively important.
adj
Too inclusive; tending to include too much.
adv
In an overinclusive manner.
n
Excessive individualism.
adj
Tending to indulge excessively.
adv
In an excessively indulgent manner.
adj
Excessively inquisitive.
adj
Excessively insistent.
adj
Excessively intellectual.
adj
Excessively interested.
adv
With excessive jealousy.
adj
Excessively judicious.
adj
Too zealous in the pursuit of justice.
n
Excessive justification.
adj
Excessively kind; kind beyond deserts; unnecessarily kind.
adj
Excessively knowing or cunning.
adj
(nonce word) Employing too many words; verbose.
n
The quality of being overlarge; excessive size or bulk.
adj
Excessively laudatory.
adv
In a way that is overlavish.
n
Quality of being overlavish.
adj
Excessively leisurely.
adv
In an overliberal manner.
adj
Excessively licentious.
adv
(dated) In an overlight manner; too easily or readily; frivolously
adj
Excessively litigious.
adj
Excessively logical; adhering too closely to the forms or rules of logic.
adv
Excessively logically.
adj
(obsolete) Superficial; not thorough; careless, negligent, inattentive.
adj
Excessively marinated.
adj
(rare) Overly masterful; having excessive mastery.
n
Excessive masterfulness.
adv
Excessively minutely; in too much fine detail.
adv
With excessive modesty.
n
The quality or state of being in excess; superabundance.
adj
Excessively negligent.
n
The quality of being over (above or excessive).
adj
Excessively nice or fastidious.
adj
Excessively nourished.
adj
Excessively obsequious.
n
Excessive obsequiousness.
adj
Excessively offensive.
adj
Excessively officious or inclined to meddle.
adj
Excessively opinionated.
adj
Excessively optimistic.
adv
In an overoptimistic manner.
adj
Excessively parametrized; having too many parameters
adj
Excessively spoiled, restricted, etc. by one's parents; given insufficient freedom as a child.
adj
Being overly partial; unduly partial.
adj
Excessively fastidious
adv
In an overparticular manner.
adj
Excessively patriotic.
adj
Excessively peremptory.
adj
Excessively permissive; allowing too much leeway.
adj
Having an overplaid pattern.
adj
Excessively plausible.
adj
Played too frequently.
adj
Excessively polemical.
n
excessive politicization
adj
Excessively heavy or ponderous.
adj
Excessively possessive.
n
Excessive or undue praising.
n
(countable) An unnecessary safety measure.
adj
Excessively precise; more accurate than is needed.
adj
Excessively preoccupied.
n
(rare) Excessive presence.
adj
Too present; having an excessively high presence.
adj
Excessively presumptuous.
adj
Very or excessively proficient.
adv
Excessively prominently.
adj
Too prompt or eager; precipitate.
n
The act of overprotecting.
adj
excessively protective, wanting to give too much protection (especially to children)
adv
In an overprotective way.
n
(rare) The qualities, attitudes, and behaviours associated with being overprotective.
adj
Excessively provident.
adj
Excessively punctilious.
adj
Having too many qualifications to be deemed appropriate for a (usually unskilled) job.
adj
Too quick; overly quick.
adv
In an overquick manner; too quickly.
adj
Too rank or luxuriant.
adv
With excessive rashness.
adj
Given an undue amount of credit for quality or merit in a field; not necessarily related to popularity.
adv
In an overrated manner.
adv
In an overreaching manner.
n
A reaction that is excessive.
n
The condition of being overready
adj
Excessively realistic.
adj
Excessively recompensed.
adj
Refined to an excessive degree
adj
Excessively regimented.
adj
Relying on something to an excessive degree
adj
Excessively religious.
adj
Excessively researched.
adj
Excessively responsive.
adj
Excessively restrained.
adj
Excessively restrictive.
adj
Excessively righteous, perhaps hypocritically so.
adv
In an overromantic way.
n
The quality of being oversalty.
adj
Too sanguine; overconfident, too disposed to hopes of success.
adj
Excessively scrupulous.
adv
In an overscrupulous manner.
adj
Secure beyond necessity.
adj
excessively sensational
n
excessive sensationalism
adv
In an excessively sensational manner.
adv
In an oversensitive manner.
adj
Excessively sententious.
adj
Excessively sentimental.
n
Excessive sentimentality.
adv
In an oversentimental manner.
adv
In an excessively serious way.
adj
(rare) Excessively severe.
n
An excessive show or display.
adj
(rare) Excessively unwell.
adj
Excessively skeptical.
adj
Excessively solicitous.
n
Excessive solicitousness.
adv
Too soon; prematurely.
adj
Excessively sophisticated.
adv
In an oversparing manner.
adj
Too specific; with too much detail.
adj
Excessively speculative.
adj
Excessively steadfast.
adv
(obsolete) Too straitly or strictly.
adj
Excessively strenuous.
adj
Excessively strict or severe.
adv
With excessive strength.
adj
Excessively structured.
adv
In an overstudious manner.
adj
Beyond what is sufficient; excessive.
adj
Excessively superstitious.
adj
supplemented excessively
n
An excessive degree of surveillance.
adj
Excessively susceptible.
adj
Excessively suspicious; having a level of suspicion that is not warranted by circumstances.
adj
(rare) Overly sweeping.
adj
Excessively systematic.
n
The quality of being overtalkative.
adj
Having too many tattoos.
adj
Excessively technical.
adj
Excessively tenacious.
adj
Too tender or sentimental.
adv
In an overtender manner.
n
The state or condition of being overvalued.
adj
Excessively venturesome.
adj
Excessively venturous.
adj
Excessively verbose or wordy.
adv
In an overvigorous manner.
adj
Too wary; excessively cautious.
adj
Exaggerated, excessive.
adj
Too wicked; wicked to an unreasonable extent.
adj
Excessively willing; too keen.
adj
Excessively wise; too clever for one's own good.
adv
In an overwise manner.
adj
overzealous in the use of the word woke, aligned too closely with something considered woke.
adj
(archaic) Excessively angry.
adj
Too zealous; too enthusiastic or fervent.
adv
In an overzealous way; with excessive zeal.
adv
(Cumbria) overly; too; enough
n
Excessive caution or diligence.
n
(medicine) Excess of blood in the skin, especially in the face and especially chronically.
adv
In a plethoric manner: excessively, overabundantly.
adj
(archaic) overbusy; officious
n
(rare) Meddlesomeness, officiousness.
adj
Overconfident, dogmatic.
n
An occasion or activity made more complicated than necessary.
n
Excessive public praise.
adj
Abounding; present in large numbers, plentiful.
adj
(figuratively) Excessively optimistic.
adj
Exhibiting tendencies of self-indulgence.
n
(uncommon) Sexual excess.
n
Excessive expenditure by a government on a supposedly prestigious project.
adj
Very emotionally attached.
n
(obsolete, alchemy) excess, exaltation
n
overplus or excess of proportion
adj
Synonym of overprotective
adj
(rare) Given an excessive reward.
adj
overofficious; doing more than is required or desired.
n
(archaic) Excessive nicety; overscrupulousness.
adj
(archaic) overexact; unnecessarily scrupulous
n
(countable) An excessive amount of something.
n
(obsolete) Overweening pride; arrogance.
adv
(idiomatic) To an excessive degree; extremely.
adv
To a sufficiently strong degree to prevent some other action from happening.
n
Excessive concern with tools rather than results.
adv
Overly in possession of an otherwise positive trait.
adj
Excessive; going beyond that what is natural or sufficient.
adv
All too, much too; to a degree that is very excessive.
n
The excessive, often unnecessary, use of words.
n
The urge of a person to work excessively.
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