Vocabulary
Excessive
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
more than is necessary, normal, or desirable; immoderate.
Urdu meaning
حد سے زیادہ، زیادتی، ازحد
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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Delayed and thin snow cover exposed to excessive temperatures will accelerate the pace of snow and glacial melt.
Dawn Editorials —
Kharif relief
— 2026-04-15
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This system is riddled with exemptions, concessions and preferential regimes (for example, the IPPs) as well as excessive and often multiple taxes.
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Narrative of large tax gap
— 2026-04-11
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Excessive taxation and several exemptions, with a complicated and confused policy, force even good citizens to game the system for survival.
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Narrative of large tax gap
— 2026-04-11
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Moreover, excessive focus on individual wrongdoing obscures systemic reform.
Dawn Editorials —
Psychology of corruption
— 2026-03-06
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Others still linked the reported purchase of the plane to the NFC and excessive spending by the provinces in these difficult times.
Dawn Editorials —
Up in the air
— 2026-02-24
Synonyms
immoderate, intemperate, imprudent, overindulgent, unrestrained, unrestricted
Antonyms
insufficient, deficient
Curator example
“he was drinking excessive amounts of brandy”
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