excessiveness

Definitions

The quality or state of exceeding what is normal, necessary, or desirable.

An instance of immoderation or extravagance in behavior or consumption.

Examples

The excessiveness of his spending habits eventually led him into significant debt.

Critics argued that the excessiveness of the film's special effects distracted from the core narrative.

Synonyms

immoderation extravagance intemperance superfluity exorbitance profligacy overindulgence

Antonyms

moderation restraint frugality temperance scarcity meagerness sufficiency