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Expansive vs Excessive - What's the difference?

expansive | excessive |

As adjectives the difference between expansive and excessive

is that expansive is able to be expanded while excessive is exceeding the usual bounds of something; extravagant; immoderate.

expansive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Able to be expanded.
  • Comprehensive in scope or extent.
    • An expansive research work.
  • Talkative and sociable.
  • (mathematics) Exhibiting expansivity.

    • excessive

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Exceeding the usual bounds of something; extravagant; immoderate.
    • "I personally consider putting a wide vibrato on a single 16th triplet note at 160 beats per minute rather excessive , nay even stupid."

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Antonyms

    * insufficient * deficient

    Derived terms

    * excessive number

    Related terms

    * exceed * excess