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| Main Entry: | excessive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | too much; overdone |
| Synonyms: | boundless, disproportionate, dissipated, enormous, exaggerated, exorbitant, extra, extravagant, extreme, immoderate, indulgent, inordinate, intemperate, limitless, more, needless, over, prodigal, profligate, redundant, self-indulgent, steep, stiff, super, superfluous, supernatural, towering, unconscionable, undue, unreasonable, way out, dizzying, overboard, overkill, overmuch, plethoric, recrementitious, sky-high, stratospheric, superabundant, too many, unbounded, unmeasurable |
| Antonyms: | insufficient, moderate, reasonable, underdone |
| Main Entry: | breakneck |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | extremely fast |
| Synonyms: | excessive, flat out, headlong, lightning, precipitate, rapid, reckless, speedy, whirlwind, at full tilt, dangerously fast, high-speed |
| Antonyms: | extremely slow |
| Main Entry: | dispensable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not necessary; able to be thrown away |
| Synonyms: | excessive, expendable, minor, needless, nonessential, removable, superfluous, trivial, unimportant, unnecessary, useless, disposable, unrequired |
| Antonyms: | indispensable, necessary, needed, useful, irreplaceable |
| Main Entry: | disproportionate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | out of balance |
| Synonyms: | excessive, incommensurate, inordinate, irregular, lopsided, superfluous, too much, unequal, uneven, unreasonable, asymmetric, nonsymmetrical, out of proportion, overbalanced, unsymmetrical |
| Antonyms: | balanced, equal, even, proportionate |
| Main Entry: | enormous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very large |
| Synonyms: | blimp*, colossal, excessive, gargantuan, gigantic, gross, huge, humongous, immense, jumbo*, mammoth, massive, monstrous, mountainous, prodigious, stupendous, titanic*, tremendous, vast, whopping, astronomic, barn door, super-colossal |
| Antonyms: | insignificant, little, minute, small, tiny |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | exaggerated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | overstated, embellished |
| Synonyms: | abstract, artificial, distorted, exalted, excessive, extravagant, fabulous, false, fantastic, farfetched, histrionic, impossible, inflated, melodramatic, overblown, overdone, overwrought, preposterous, pretentious, sensational, spectacular, steep, strained, tall, too much*, unrealistic, a bit thick, amplified, bouncing, caricatural, embroidered, fabricated, hammy, highly colored, hyperbolic, magnified, out of proportion, overestimated, overkill, schmaltzy, stylized, too-too |
| Antonyms: | reduced, unembellished, depreciated, minimized, played down, understated, unexaggerated |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | exalted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | praised; held in high esteem |
| Synonyms: | astral, august, dignified, elevated, eminent, exaggerated, excessive, first, grand, high, high-minded, highest, honorable, honored, ideal, illustrious, immodest, imposing, inflated, intellectual, leading, lofty, magnificent, noble, number one, outstanding, overblown, pompous, prestigious, pretentious, proud, self-important, sublime, superb, superior, top-drawer, uplifting, high-ranking, highest-ranking, top-ranking |
| Antonyms: | debased, humiliated, condemned, criticized, denounced |
| Main Entry: | expensive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | high-priced |
| Synonyms: | costly, dear, excessive, exorbitant, extravagant, fancy, high, highway robbery, holdup*, immoderate, inordinate, invaluable, lavish, out of sight, plush, posh, rich, ritzy*, steep*, stiff*, unreasonable, valuable, an arm and a leg, at a premium, big-ticket, overpriced, pretty penny, pricey, sky-high, swank, too high, uneconomical, upscale |
| Antonyms: | cheap, inexpensive, low-priced, moderate, reasonable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | extravagant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | indulgent, wasteful |
| Synonyms: | absurd, bizarre, costly, crazy, exaggerated, excessive, exorbitant, expensive, extortionate, extreme, fanciful, fancy, fantastic, flamboyant, flashy, foolish, garish, gaudy, grandiose, immoderate, implausible, improvident, imprudent, inordinate, lavish, ludicrous, nonsensical, ornate, ostentatious, outrageous, preposterous, pretentious, prodigal, profligate, reckless, ridiculous, showy, silly, spendthrift, steep, unbalanced, unconscionable, unreasonable, unrestrained, overpriced |
| Antonyms: | close, economical, moderate, provident, reasonable, saving, stingy, thrifty, unpretentious |
| Main Entry: | intense |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | forceful, severe; passionate |
| Synonyms: | acute, agonizing, ardent, biting, bitter, burning, close, concentrated, consuming, cutting, deep, diligent, eager, earnest, energetic, exaggerated, exceptional, excessive, exquisite, extraordinary, extreme, fanatical, fervent, fervid, fierce, forcible, full, great, hard, harsh, impassioned, intensive, keen, marked, piercing, powerful, profound, pungent, sharp, shrill, stinging, strained, strong, supreme, undue, vehement, violent, vivid, zealous, all-consuming, heightened, intensified, protracted |
| Notes: | emotions are intense while sustained application or attention is intensive; intense arises from within and intensive comes from outside (it is imposed or assumed) |
| Antonyms: | calm, dull, low-key, mild, moderate |
| Main Entry: | large |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | big, abundant |
| Synonyms: | ample, blimp*, broad, bulky, capacious, colossal, comprehensive, considerable, copious, enormous, excessive, exorbitant, extensive, extravagant, full, generous, giant, gigantic, grand, grandiose, great, gross, hefty, huge, humongous*, immeasurable, immense, jumbo*, liberal, massive, monumental, mountainous, plentiful, populous, roomy, sizable, spacious, stupendous, substantial, super, sweeping, tidy, vast, voluminous, whopping*, wide, barn door, booming, goodly, thumping |
| Antonyms: | little, miniature, small, tiny |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | lavish |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | profuse; splendid |
| Synonyms: | abundant, bountiful, copious, effusive, exaggerated, excessive, extravagant, exuberant, first-class, free, generous, gorgeous, grand, immoderate, impressive, improvident, inordinate, intemperate, liberal, lush, luxuriant, luxurious, munificent, openhanded, opulent, plentiful, plush, posh, prodigal, profligate, prolific, riotous, ritzy, sumptuous, swanky, unreasonable, unrestrained, unsparing, wasteful, wild, profusive, thriftless, unstinging |
| Antonyms: | economical, scanty, scarce, small, spare |
| Main Entry: | luxuriant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | profuse, plush |
| Synonyms: | abundant, ample, copious, deluxe, dense, elaborate, excessive, extravagant, exuberant, fancy, fecund, fertile, flamboyant, flourishing, fruitful, lavish, luscious, lush, opulent, overflowing, palatial, plentiful, prodigal, productive, prolific, rampant, rank, rich, riotous, sumptuous, teeming, thriving, plenteous, profusive, superabundant |
| Antonyms: | barren, plain, poor |
| Main Entry: | needless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unnecessary, groundless |
| Synonyms: | dispensable, excessive, expendable, gratuitous, nonessential, pointless, redundant, superfluous, uncalled-for, unwanted, useless, causeless, inessential, undesired, unrequired |
| Antonyms: | necessary, needed, grounded |
| Main Entry: | nonessential |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not needed or important |
| Synonyms: | dispensable, excessive, expendable, extraneous, insignificant, peripheral, petty, superfluous, trivial, unimportant, unnecessary, deadwood, excess baggage, inessential |
| Antonyms: | essential, important, necessary, needed |
| Main Entry: | onerous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | difficult; requiring hard labor |
| Synonyms: | arduous, austere, backbreaking, burdensome, cumbersome, demanding, difficult, distressing, exacting, excessive, exigent, formidable, galling, grave, grinding, grueling, hard*, harsh, headache, heavy*, intolerable, irksome, laborious, merciless, oppressive, overpowering, painful, ponderous, pressing, responsible, rigorous, serious, severe, strenuous, taxing, tiresome, tiring, toilsome, troublesome, vexatious, weighty, crushing, embittering, exhausting, fatiguing, overtaxing, plodding |
| Antonyms: | common, easy, light, trivial |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | plentiful/plenty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | abundant, productive |
| Synonyms: | abounding, ample, bountiful, chock-full*, complete, copious, enough, excessive, extravagant, exuberant, fertile, flowing, flush*, fruitful, full, fulsome, generous, improvident, infinite, large, lavish, liberal, lush, luxuriant, overflowing, prodigal, profuse, prolific, replete, rife, sufficient, superfluous, swimming, teeming, bounteous, bumper, lousy with, plenteous, superabundant, swarming |
| Antonyms: | few, lacking, little, rare, scarce, wanting, needing |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | preposterous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ridiculous, bizarre |
| Synonyms: | absurd, asinine, crazy, excessive, exorbitant, extravagant, extreme, fantastic, far-out*, foolish, harebrained*, impossible, incredible, insane, irrational, laughable, ludicrous, monstrous, nonsensical, out of the question, outrageous, senseless, shocking, silly, stupid, thick*, too much*, unbelievable, unreasonable, unthinkable, unusual, wacky*, wild, taking the cake |
| Antonyms: | reasonable, sensible |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | prohibitive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | restrictive; beyond one's |
| Synonyms: | excessive, exorbitant, expensive, extortionate, forbidding, high-priced, preposterous, restraining, steep*, financial means conditional, limiting, preventing, prohibiting, proscriptive, repressive, sky-high, suppressive |
| Antonyms: | reasonable, unlimited, unrestrictive |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | rampant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | uncontrolled, out of hand |
| Synonyms: | aggressive, boisterous, clamorous, dominant, epidemic, excessive, extravagant, exuberant, fanatical, flagrant, furious, growing, impetuous, impulsive, luxuriant, out of control, outrageous, predominant, prevalent, profuse, raging, rank, rife, riotous, spreading, tumultous/tumultuous, turbulent, unbridled, unchecked, uncontrollable, ungovernable, unrestrained, unruly, vehement, violent, wanton, widespread, wild, blustering, exceeding bounds, on the rampage, pandemic, rampaging |
| Antonyms: | limited, restrained, checked, controlled |
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