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Hyper vs Excessive - What's the difference?

hyper | excessive |

As adjectives the difference between hyper and excessive

is that hyper is (colloquial) short for hyperactive while excessive is exceeding the usual bounds of something; extravagant; immoderate.

As a noun hyper

is (science fiction) short for hyperspace.

hyper

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (colloquial) Short for hyperactive

    • Noun

    (-)
  • (science fiction) Short for hyperspace
    • ----

    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