Entry Word: excessive

Function: adjective

Meaning: going beyond a normal or acceptable limit in degree or amount <nerdy hackers who spend an excessive amount of time sitting in front of their computers>

Synonyms devilish, exorbitant, extravagant, extreme, immoderate, inordinate, lavish, overmuch, overweening, steep, stiff, towering, unconscionable, undue

Related Words boundless, endless, immeasurable, infinite, limitless; intolerable, unbearable, unjustifiable, unwarranted; improper, inappropriate, thick, unseemly

Near Antonyms deficient, inadequate, insufficient; minimal, minimum

Antonyms moderate, modest, reasonable, temperate