as in overly
beyond a normal or acceptable limit
noise from the party was excessively loud
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Recent Examples of excessively
While our villa had not been recently refreshed, the only telltale sign was the excessively large switches and dimmers trailing up the walls.
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Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025
Off-road, the shorter wheelbase of the Grenadier can occasionally feel awkward, lifting tires into the air excessively despite the solid axle’s articulation.
—Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2025
Like most of society at the time, German soldiers continued to smoke excessively even though Hitler, a non-smoker, championed an anti-smoking campaign.
—Robert M. Ehrenreich, JSTOR Daily, 24 Sep. 2025
This term means to praise someone excessively and insincerely.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Many people go into the vibe coding realm with excessively sized expectations.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Cushing’s syndrome, for example, involves the body excessively producing cortisol and sustained high levels of it.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 17 Sep. 2025
Vasily Astrov, an expert on the Russian economy, told Newsweek that the problems the sector faces are a reflection of excessively tight monetary conditions, which suppress credit expansion, including mortgage lending.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Avoid exercising outside when worse air is likely based on these patterns, or at least check your AQI app beforehand to help ensure pollution isn’t excessively high.
—Matt Fuchs, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025
Off-road, the shorter wheelbase of the Grenadier can occasionally feel awkward, lifting tires into the air excessively despite the solid axle’s articulation.
—Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2025
Like most of society at the time, German soldiers continued to smoke excessively even though Hitler, a non-smoker, championed an anti-smoking campaign.
—Robert M. Ehrenreich, JSTOR Daily, 24 Sep. 2025
This term means to praise someone excessively and insincerely.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Many people go into the vibe coding realm with excessively sized expectations.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Cushing’s syndrome, for example, involves the body excessively producing cortisol and sustained high levels of it.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 17 Sep. 2025
Vasily Astrov, an expert on the Russian economy, told Newsweek that the problems the sector faces are a reflection of excessively tight monetary conditions, which suppress credit expansion, including mortgage lending.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Avoid exercising outside when worse air is likely based on these patterns, or at least check your AQI app beforehand to help ensure pollution isn’t excessively high.
—Matt Fuchs, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excessively
Adverb
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Neither figure is overly impressive for a brand whose reputation rests on performance.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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Traders presumably took profit, or fled because of worries that OpenAI's $850 billion buildout is overly ambitious or looking like a bubble.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
25 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The Rakhimovs joined this story, too.—
Dada Jovanovic,
ABC News,
28 Sep. 2025
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Oakland County now has the highest concentration of roundabouts in the state, with 44, although other counties continue to add them, too.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Excessively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excessively. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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