adj · academic
excessive
UK/ɪkˈsesɪv/US/ɪkˈsɛsɪv/ex·CES·sive
Band 6-7task2task1
more than is necessary, reasonable, or acceptable
Examples
“Excessive use of plastic is damaging marine ecosystems.”
“Students complained about the excessive workload in the course.”
“The government warned against excessive spending during economic recovery.”
Band 8 sentence
“Policy-makers must balance economic stimulus with the risk of excessive inflation, which can erode living standards.”
Collocations
- excessive consumption
- excessive use of
- excessive pressure
Word family
excess nexcessive adjexcessively adv
Common mistakes
an excessive of sugar→an excess of sugar
He spends excessively money.→He spends money excessively.
Say it for a higher band
5too much→6overly→7+excessive
Synonyms
overly
extreme
Easily confused
excess
“There was an excess of applicants for the scholarship.”
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