overgenerosity
Too much liberality
Overgenerosity is generosity taken to excess—giving so freely that it becomes impractical, uncomfortable, or even harmful.
The word often carries gentle criticism: His overgenerosity left him unable to pay his own bills.
It can also describe gifts so lavish they embarrass the recipient or create unwanted obligation.
Generous, noble spirit
- munificenceLavish, princely generosity
- philanthropyGenerous giving for others
- liberalityGenerous spirit or giving
- charitablenessReadiness to give freely
bountifulness · openhandedness · freehandedness · beneficence · altruism · selflessness · big-heartedness · unstinting
Excessive, wasteful spending
- overabundanceExcessive quantity beyond need
- profligacyReckless, wasteful extravagance
- wastefulnessCareless use of resources
- overspendingExceeding one's budget
squandering · prodigality · superfluity · surplus · glut · surfeit · indulgence · dissipation
Excessive stretching force
- obligationRequired task or commitment
- debtMoney owed another
- guiltMoral self-reproach
- overwhelmDefeat by excess
exhaustion · overextension · imposition · expectation · pressure · encumbrance · dependency · resentment
Without any restraint
- uncheckedNot controlled or limited
- immoderateBeyond reasonable bounds
- indiscriminateLacking selective judgment
- uncontrolledLacking any regulation
excessive · uninhibited · unconstrained · boundless · unrestricted · undisciplined · reckless · impulsive
magnanimity
Generous, noble spirit
- munificenceLavish, princely generosity
- philanthropyGenerous giving for others
- liberalityGenerous spirit or giving
charitableness · bountifulness · openhandedness · freehandedness · beneficence · altruism · selflessness · big-heartedness · unstinting · largesse
extravagance
Excessive, wasteful spending
- overabundanceExcessive quantity beyond need
- profligacyReckless, wasteful extravagance
- wastefulnessCareless use of resources
overspending · squandering · prodigality · superfluity · surplus · glut · surfeit · indulgence · dissipation · overkill
strain
Excessive stretching force
- obligationRequired task or commitment
- debtMoney owed another
- guiltMoral self-reproach
overwhelm · exhaustion · overextension · imposition · expectation · pressure · encumbrance · dependency · resentment · exploitation
unbridled
Without any restraint
- uncheckedNot controlled or limited
- immoderateBeyond reasonable bounds
- indiscriminateLacking selective judgment
uncontrolled · excessive · uninhibited · unconstrained · boundless · unrestricted · undisciplined · reckless · impulsive · heedless
overgenerositystinginess
Excessive reluctance to spend
miserliness · tightfistedness · cheapness · parsimony · niggardliness
overgenerosityhoarding
Excessive accumulation of goods
miserly · stingy · ungenerous · tight-fisted · grasping
generous, generosity, generation, genial, generate, genus, overgenerous