Excessive
Excessive adjective - Going beyond a normal or acceptable limit in degree or amount.
Optimum and excessive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Optimum" instead an adjective "Excessive".
Nearby Words: excess, excessively
Optimum
Optimum adjective - Most desirable possible under a restriction expressed or implied.
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Excessive and optimum are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Excessive" instead an adjective "Optimum".
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