Excessive
Excessive adjective - Going beyond a normal or acceptable limit in degree or amount.
Outright and excessive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Outright" instead an adjective "Excessive".
Nearby Words: excess, excessively
Outright
Outright adjective - Having no exceptions or restrictions.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Many sinkholes and excessive use of spy talk instead of outright telling us about the trope with understandable grammar.
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Even the Guys Want Him: Winnetou, at least as far as Old Shatterhand is concerned... And Charlie himself ends up being the subject of many men's devotion and excessive affection, if not outright want.
Source: Literature / Winnetou - Jorgun and Balinbow of Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann are twin examples of this trope, complete with excessive size, excessive strength, excessive enthusiasm, and a few hilariously demonstrated instances of both Hulk Speak and implied-to-outright idiocy.
Source: Dumb Muscle / Anime and Manga
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Outright and Excessive. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/excessive/outright
Excessive & Outright. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/excessive/outright>.
Outright or Excessive. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/excessive/outright.
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