Excessive
adjAntonymSpellingSSC PYQ × 7/ɪksˈɛsɪv/ · इक्सेसिव
More than is necessary
More than is necessary, normal or reasonable
अत्यधिक, ज़रूरत से ज़्यादा
Excessive detail slows a short answer.
The charge was excessive for such a small job.
Daily use: Excessive detail mat likho.
Excessive, excess से बना है — जो सीमा से बाहर चला जाए। Excessive sugar, excessive speed, excessive detail — सब ज़रूरत से ज़्यादा। Moderate और sufficient सीमा में रहते हैं।
Excessive comes from excess, which goes beyond the limit. Excessive sugar, excessive speed, excessive detail: all more than is needed. Moderate and sufficient stay within the limit.
Antonym moderate, sufficient, reasonable; synonym exorbitant, immoderate, inordinate, undue आते हैं।
Antonyms tested are moderate, sufficient and reasonable; synonyms are exorbitant, immoderate, inordinate and undue.