Excessive
Excessive adjective - Going beyond a normal or acceptable limit in degree or amount.
Usage example: nerdy hackers who spend an excessive amount of time sitting in front of their computers
Towering and excessive are semantically related. in overdone topic. In some cases you can use "Towering" instead an adjective "Excessive".
Nearby Words: excess, excessively
Towering
Towering adjective - Going beyond a normal or acceptable limit in degree or amount.
Usage example: doting parents who tend to give their children towering praise for very minor accomplishments
Excessive and towering are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Excessive" instead an adjective "Towering".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- high and excessive
- high and towering
- exorbitant and excessive
- exorbitant and towering
- extravagant and excessive
- extravagant and towering
- unrestrained and excessive
- unrestrained and towering
- stiff and excessive
- stiff and towering
- violent and excessive
- violent and towering
- large and excessive
- large and towering
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