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 there is a respectable moral case to be made for some form of reparations, Tubbs appears to be excessively fixated on policy ideas that would bankrupt our state if actually implemented.
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Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
Winkler plays the town’s mayor, an excessively charming, morally questionable fellow who scrambles the town’s cops and residents to keep Ulysses from fouling everything up.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
Critics have argued these fees, established by statute, rather than through the California Public Utilities Commission, are far above what the utility would make through the regular rate-making process and excessively benefit shareholders.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Spurs on some of the chickens were cut excessively short to fit steel fighting gaffs and blades for more lethal fighting, deputies said.
—Timia Cobb, Dallas Morning News, 7 Apr. 2026
One way to view the Vikings’ situation is that their decision not to spend excessively in free agency to fill holes puts pressure on them to find clear fits at those positions in the draft.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Larry Miller plays Kat and Bianca's beleaguered dad, who worries excessively about allowing his girls to date.
—Danny Horn, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Mar. 2026
Instead of curbing growth, tree topping can cause excessively dense growth within three to five years.
—Peg Aloi, The Spruce, 30 Mar. 2026
The former dictates an excessively politicized life, the latter an effort to escape from the political.
—Bradley Gitz, Arkansas Online, 23 Mar. 2026
Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
Winkler plays the town’s mayor, an excessively charming, morally questionable fellow who scrambles the town’s cops and residents to keep Ulysses from fouling everything up.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
Critics have argued these fees, established by statute, rather than through the California Public Utilities Commission, are far above what the utility would make through the regular rate-making process and excessively benefit shareholders.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Spurs on some of the chickens were cut excessively short to fit steel fighting gaffs and blades for more lethal fighting, deputies said.
—Timia Cobb, Dallas Morning News, 7 Apr. 2026
One way to view the Vikings’ situation is that their decision not to spend excessively in free agency to fill holes puts pressure on them to find clear fits at those positions in the draft.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Larry Miller plays Kat and Bianca's beleaguered dad, who worries excessively about allowing his girls to date.
—Danny Horn, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Mar. 2026
Instead of curbing growth, tree topping can cause excessively dense growth within three to five years.
—Peg Aloi, The Spruce, 30 Mar. 2026
The former dictates an excessively politicized life, the latter an effort to escape from the political.
—Bradley Gitz, Arkansas Online, 23 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excessively
Adverb
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Good firm with good people to work with, meaningful and intellectually stimulating work, satisfied and not-overly-obnoxious clients.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Apr. 2026
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Swift continued, claiming that Sombr’s emotional vulnerability in his lyrics will ultimately be good for female songwriters, who are often accused of being overly confessional on their songs.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Kinahan’s caution came too late.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
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Section Two of the 1965 Voting Rights Act aimed to prevent mapmakers from weakening the voting power of racial minorities by either packing them into one district or spreading them out across too many districts to have an impact.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Excessively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excessively. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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