過度|かどkado[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. na-adjective, no-adjectiveexcessive; immoderate
   過度かどの運動うんどうは身体しんたいのためというよりむしろ害がいになる。↗

   Too much exercise does more harm than good.

• Synonym過剰かじょうNeutralCovers quantity or degree beyond the proper range, as in 「過剰反応」; 「過度」 stresses degree going too far, as in 「過度の飲酒」.
• Synonym過大かだいNeutralSuggests estimates or demands are too large, as in 「過大評価」; 「過度」 is about degree exceeding the proper level.
• Synonym過多かたNeutralSays a quantity is too large, as in 「胃酸過多」; 「過度」 is about degree rather than amount.
• Synonym過重かじゅうNeutralApplies to burdens or workloads that are too heavy, as in 「過重労働」; 「過度」 is the more general term.
• Synonym過当かとうWrittenWritten style: beyond reasonable limits, as in 「過当競争」; 「過度」 is the more common word.
• Synonym甚だしいはなはだしいWrittenWritten style: the degree is extreme, as in 「甚だしい誤解」; 「過度」 is about passing the moderate level.
• Synonym過分かぶんWrittenWritten style: beyond what one's station or the occasion warrants, as in 「過分なお言葉」「過分な報酬」; 「過度」 centers on degree.
• RelatedめちゃめちゃCasualColloquial: something is a mess or utterly extreme; 「過度」 is the written-style word for degree going too far.
• Related極端きょくたんNeutralMeans going to extremes or being lopsided; 「過度」 simply means past the moderate level.
• RelatedめちゃくちゃCasualColloquial: absurd, unreasonable, or extreme in degree; 「過度」 is the more written term.
• Related法外ほうがいWrittenWritten style: prices or demands that are outrageous, as in 「法外な値段」; 「過度」 centers on degree.
• Related並み外れなみはずれWrittenWritten style: far above the average, not limited to people, often with amazement; 「過度」 is negative, for exceeding the proper degree.
• Related無茶むちゃNeutralCovers reckless or unreasonable behavior, as in 「無茶をする」; 「過度」 is about degree going too far.
• Related大げさおおげさNeutralDescribes exaggeration or making a fuss over trifles; 「過度」 is about the actual degree going too far.
• Related無理むりNeutralCovers the forced, the unreasonable, or the impossible; 「過度」 is about degree exceeding the proper level.
• RelatedむちゃくちゃCasualColloquial and an emphatic version of 「無茶」; 「過度」 is the written-style word for degree going too far.
• Related異常いじょうNeutralMeans abnormal or out of the ordinary; 「過度」 is about exceeding the appropriate degree.
• Related超過ちょうかNeutralSays a set limit has been exceeded, as in 「時間超過」; 「過度」 is about degree going too far.
• RelatedとてつもないCasualEveryday speech for something absurdly large or unbelievable, as in 「とてつもない量」; 「過度」 is more written and means past the proper degree.
• Related仰々しいぎょうぎょうしいWrittenWritten style: excessive pomp or pretentious show; 「過度」 centers on degree.
• Related事々しいことごとしいWrittenWritten style: making a small matter seem weighty; 「過度」 is about degree going too far.
• Antonym適度てきどNeutralThe direct opposite: the degree is just right, where 「過度」 says it is too much.
• Antonym不足ふそくNeutralMeans not enough or lacking — the opposite of 「過度」 on the scale of degree.

「過度」 is the default for degree beyond the proper level, as in 「過度なダイエット」. Use 「過剰」 or 「過多」 for excess quantity, 「過大」 for inflated estimates or demands, 「過重」 for heavy burdens, and 「超過」 for going over a set limit. Written options include 「過分」「法外」「過当」; 「無茶」 covers reckless behavior, and colloquial 「めちゃくちゃ」 adds an absurd, chaotic shade. The opposites are 「適度」 and 「不足」.

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1. 適切てきせつな程度ていどを越こすこと。