oversizing
Scaling beyond specifications
Oversizing is making or choosing something larger than the standard or expected size.
In fashion, oversizing is a deliberate style choice: Oversizing is having a moment in streetwear.
In engineering and construction, oversizing means building in excess capacity: Oversizing the pipes prevents future bottlenecks.
The practice can be intentional or a mistake.
Using resources carelessly
- excessiveSurpassing reasonable bounds
- disproportionateNot properly scaled
- impracticalNot suited for use
- cumbersomeAwkwardly heavy or bulky
bloated · overkill · redundant · superfluous · unnecessary · overproduction · overcapacity · overallocation
Loose and drooping
- slouchyLimply relaxed in posture
- looseNot firmly secured
- voluminousOf great size
- billowySwelling in soft waves
relaxed · droopy · roomy · shapeless · unfitted · draped · boxy · flowy
Constructed beyond necessity
- overspecifiedGiven excessive defining details
- redundancyNeedless duplication
- bufferProtective intermediate space
- headroomOverhead vertical space
overdesigned · allowance · contingency · clearance · overrated · heavy-duty
Increase in size
- magnificationDegree of visual enlargement
- inflationSustained price level increase
- amplificationIncrease in intensity
- bloatingSwollen, expanded state
puffing · aggrandizement · overstatement · overestimation · embellishment · distortion · hyperbole · overstating
wasteful
Using resources carelessly
- excessiveSurpassing reasonable bounds
- disproportionateNot properly scaled
- impracticalNot suited for use
cumbersome · bloated · overkill · redundant · superfluous · unnecessary · overproduction · overcapacity · overallocation · misallocated
baggy
Loose and drooping
- slouchyLimply relaxed in posture
- looseNot firmly secured
- voluminousOf great size
billowy · relaxed · droopy · roomy · shapeless · unfitted · draped · boxy · flowy · comfortable
overbuilt
Constructed beyond necessity
- overspecifiedGiven excessive defining details
- redundancyNeedless duplication
- bufferProtective intermediate space
headroom · overdesigned · allowance · contingency · clearance · overrated · heavy-duty
enlargement
Increase in size
- magnificationDegree of visual enlargement
- inflationSustained price level increase
- amplificationIncrease in intensity
bloating · puffing · aggrandizement · overstatement · overestimation · embellishment · distortion · hyperbole · overstating · inflating
spacious
Having ample room
ample · cavernous · generous · large-scale · commodious · palatial · vast · enlarged · extended · broadened
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Reducing workforce or scale
reducing · shrinking · scaling down · minimizing · cutting down
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