1
[ adverb ] more than necessary

Synonyms

overmuch

Examples

"she eats too much" "let's not blame them overmuch"

Used in print

(The Dallas Morning News,...)

`` If you kick too_much , your leg gets kinda dead '' , he explained .

(The New York Times,...)

`` It was a nice round figure , that 12 '' , he said as he headed for the clubhouse , not too_much perturbed .

(St. Louis Post-Dispatch,...)

Stengel probably preached too_much in the early days when the kid wanted to pop his bubble_gum and sow_his_oats .

(The Christian Science Monitor,...)

He may respect too_much the Italian tradition of letting singers hold_on to their notes , but to restrain them in a singers ' opera may be quite difficult .

(Robert A. Futterman, The Future of Our Cities....)

If anything may be predicted in the quicksilver world of retailing , it seems likely that the suburban branch will come to dominate children 's clothing ( taking the kid downtown is too_much of a production ) , household gadgetry and the discount_business in big-ticket items .

2
[ adjective ] being excessive or unreasonable

Synonyms

de_trop a_bit_much

Examples

"the clothes she wears are a bit much" "in retrospect the elaborate preparations seemed de trop" "this is entirely too much!"

Used in print

(B. J. D. Meeuse, The Story of Pollination....)

The survivors emerge on some nice , sunny day in March or April , when the temperature is close to 50 ` F and there is not too_much wind .

(W. E. B. DuBois, Worlds of Color....)

Tenements , stores , saloons , some gambling , I hope not too_much .

(Guy Endore, Voltaire! Voltaire!...)

That would be too_much !

Related terms

immoderate

3
[ adverb ] to an excessive degree

Examples

"John is neat to a fault"

Used in print

(The Department of State: A Fresh Look at the...)

We do not want policy officers below the level of Presidential appointees to concern themselves too_much with problems of domestic politics in recommending foreign_policy action .

Related terms

excessive

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