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Unwarranted vs Excessive - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between unwarranted and excessive

is that unwarranted is not warranted; unjustified; being without warrant, authority, or guaranty; unwarrantable while excessive is exceeding the usual bounds of something; extravagant; immoderate.

unwarranted

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Not warranted; unjustified; being without warrant, authority, or guaranty; unwarrantable.

    • Related terms

    * unwarrantability * unwarrantable * unwarrantableness * unwarrantably * unwarrantedly

    See also

    * warrantless

    References

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    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