overmuch

More than needed

Overmuch means too much or excessively.

The word is literary and somewhat old-fashioned, appearing where *too much* would serve in ordinary speech: He did not trouble himself overmuch about the details.

As an adjective or noun, it describes an excessive amount: overmuch attention to trivial matters.

excess

excessive

Surpassing reasonable bounds

immoderateBeyond reasonable bounds
exorbitantUnreasonably high, as costs
inordinateExceeding proper limits

undue · disproportionate · unreasonable · extravagant · superfluous · redundant · gratuitous · unnecessary · unwarranted · overabundant

surfeit

glut

Excessive surplus

surplusAmount exceeding requirement
oversupplyExcess beyond demand
overabundanceExcessive quantity beyond need

plethora · surfeit · excess · saturation · overflow · superfluity · redundancy · overload · overplus · overage

overwhelming

oppressive

Unjustly harsh or stifling

stiflingOppressively hot and close
suffocatingDepriving of air
overbearingArrogantly dominating in manner

crushing · debilitating · unmanageable · burdensome · smothering · overpowering · cloying · inundating · swamping · engulfing

Opposites

quantity/degree

overmuchinsufficiently

To a lacking degree

inadequately · too little · deficiently · scarcely · hardly

Family

over, much, overdo, overeat, muchness

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