Collocations for excessive - adj.

appear, be, seem
become
consider sth, regard sth as, see sth as
He considered the level of tax excessive.

grossly, wildly
rather, somewhat
a little, slightly, etc.
perhaps
The influence of her ideas was perhaps excessive.

clearly, manifestly (BrE,law)
The sentence which was imposed was manifestly excessive.

Excessive is used with these nouns:
alcohol, amount, bleeding, bureaucracy, caution, claim, cleanliness, consumption, delay, demand, dependence, drinking, emphasis, enthusiasm, expenditure, exposure, force, growth, heat, indulgence, intake, level, overtime, politeness, preoccupation, rainfall, regulation, reliance, secrecy, strain, stress, taxation, use, violence, wastage, wear, workload, zeal