Excessivists

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A group of individuals who advocate for or believe in excessiveness in certain practices or behaviors, often pushing boundaries beyond conventional limits
2. People who support or embrace extreme amounts or levels of something, promoting the idea that more is better in various contexts
3. Advocates for heightened intensity or abundance, often disregarding moderation and championing an approach of surplus in specific areas

Etymology: "Excessivists" is a plain English formation: the adjective "excessive" with the agent suffix "-ist," which marks a person who holds or follows a doctrine or practice. "Excessive" itself came into English in the late 1500s, borrowed from Late Latin "excessivus," from "excedere," meaning "to go beyond" or "to depart," built from "ex-" (out) and "cedere" (to go). The noun is a modern coinage, with no older tradition behind it, so its history is simply that of its parts. The "-ist" suffix comes through French "-iste" from Latin and Greek "-istes," a marker of an adherent or practitioner, as in "socialist" or "pianist." Attaching it to "excessive" produces a label for someone who champions excess as a principle rather than merely indulging in it.

Synonyms: extremists, overdoers, exaggerators, overachievers

Antonyms: moderates, minimalists, restrainers