excessive

Questions about excessive

What does excessive mean?

excessive means "beyond normal limits". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in excessive?

excessive has 3 syllables: ex-ces-sive. The stress falls on "ces". In IPA it is /ɪkˈsɛsɪv/.

What is another word for excessive?

Close synonyms include inordinate, undue, unreasonable, extravagant, exuberant. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is excessive a common word?

excessive is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with excessive?

3 words rhyme with excessive. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.