Excessive and Want

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Excessive

Excessive adjective - Going beyond a normal or acceptable limit in degree or amount.
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Want is an antonym for excessive.
Nearby Words: excess, excessively

Want

Want noun - The fact or state of being absent.
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Excessive is an antonym for want in unnecessary topic.
Nearby Words: wanting, wanted
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  • Webcomic / Deer Me You Do Not Want To Know: Parodied with a "really terrible tree" that Thomas recalls from one of his family's Christmases, which is always censored due to "excessive pathos" and assurances that it's best unseen.
    Source: Webcomic / Deer Me
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