Meaning & use

too much

phrase·Everyday

More than is necessary, wanted, or manageable; an excessive amount or degree.

See it in a sentence

Eating too much before bed usually gives me trouble sleeping.

The constant noise from the construction site was simply too much to bear.

A note on using this word

Too much can modify a noun directly, as in 'too much sugar,' or stand alone to mean overwhelming, as in 'it's all too much.'

Words with a similar meaning

excessiveoverwhelming

Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.

Words with an opposite meaning

too littleinsufficient

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