What is another word for excess?
Synonyms for excess
ɪkˈsɛs, ˈɛk sɛsex·cess
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Wiktionary
excessnoun
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deficiencyexcessnoun
More than is normal, necessary or specified
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deficiencyexcessnoun
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deficiencyexcessnoun
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deficiencyexcessnoun
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deficiencyexcessnoun
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deficiency
English Synonyms and Antonyms
excess
Excess is more than enough of anything, and, since this in very many cases indicates a lack either of judgment or of self-control, the word is used frequently in an unfavorable sense. Careless expenditure in excess of income is extravagance; we may have also extravagance of language, professions, etc. As extravagance is excess in outlay, exorbitance is excess in demands, and especially in pecuniary demands upon others. Overplus and superabundance denote in the main a satisfactory, and superfluity an undesirable, excess; lavishness and profusion, a generous, bountiful, or amiable excess; as, a profusion of fair hair; lavishness of hospitality. Surplus is neutral, having none of the unfavorable meaning that often attaches to excess; a surplus is that which remains over after all demands are met. Redundance or redundancy refers chiefly to literary style, denoting an excess of words or matter. Excess in the moral sense is expressed by dissipation, prodigality, intemperance, etc.
Synonyms:
dissipation, exorbitance, extravagance, intemperance, lavishness, overplus, prodigality, profusion, redundance, redundancy, superabundance, superfluity, surplus, waste, wastefulnessAntonyms:
dearth, defect, deficiency, destitution, economy, failure, frugality, inadequacy, insufficiency, lack, need, poverty, scantiness, shortcoming, want
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
excess
Synonyms:
advance, increase, abundance, redundancy, superfluity, extravagance, surplus, debauchery, intemperanceAntonyms:
deficiency, failure, shortcoming, insufficiency, temperance, sobriety
Princeton's WordNet
excess, surplus, surplusage, nimietynoun
a quantity much larger than is needed
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surplusage, overabundance, inordinateness, excessiveness, surfeit, surplus, nimiety, overindulgenceAntonyms:
necessaryexcess, excessiveness, inordinatenessnoun
immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits
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surplusage, overabundance, inordinateness, excessiveness, surfeit, surplus, nimiety, overindulgenceAntonyms:
necessarysurfeit, excess, overabundancenoun
the state of being more than full
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surfeit, surplusage, overabundance, overmuchness, inordinateness, glut, excessiveness, oversupply, repletion, surplus, nimiety, superabundance, overindulgence, overmuchAntonyms:
necessaryoverindulgence, excessadjective
excessive indulgence
"the child was spoiled by overindulgence"
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surplusage, overabundance, inordinateness, excessiveness, surfeit, surplus, nimiety, overindulgenceAntonyms:
necessaryexcess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplusadjective
more than is needed, desired, or required
"trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room"; "supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the needy"
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superfluous, senseless, surplus, unembellished, supererogatory, scanty, spare, otiose, wasted, pleonastic, unornamented, extra, free, plain, redundant, supernumerary, purposeless, additional, tautological, special, tautologic, trim, bare(a), bare, pointlessAntonyms:
necessary
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
excessnoun
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superfluity, redundance, redundancy, superabundanceexcessnoun
excessnoun
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intemperance, dissipation, debauchery
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
excessnoun
Synonyms:
superabundance, superfluity, redundancy, redundance, overplus, surplus, surplusage, residue, remainder exuberance, rampancy, overdoing, exorbitance, immoderation, debauchery, dissoluteness, intemperance, immoderation
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Excess
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#28 | more | |
#42 | free | |
#273 | special | |
#585 | additional | |
#985 | increase | |
#1378 | extra | |
#1837 | advance | |
#1980 | waste | |
#2105 | upper | |
#3226 | plain | |
#3734 | superior | |
#4133 | excess | |
#5998 | trim | |
#6173 | spare | |
#6959 | bare | |
#7783 | surplus | |
#8094 | excessive | |
#10239 | abundance | |
#10655 | exceeding | |
#11109 | overstock | |
#12423 | redundant | |
#12442 | wasted | |
#16133 | redundancy | |
#18270 | pointless | |
#25972 | dissipation | |
#35057 | senseless | |
#35699 | superfluous | |
#36306 | glut | |
#39250 | surpluses | |
#51973 | exceedance | |
#56214 | profusion | |
#59390 | debauchery | |
#59392 | extravagance | |
#67164 | scanty | |
#93481 | oversupply | |
#112127 | intemperance | |
#118122 | supernumerary | |
#121363 | overabundance | |
#121700 | surfeit | |
#148311 | purposeless | |
#156902 | tautological | |
#194411 | overmuch | |
#208689 | overindulgence | |
#210951 | repletion | |
#217114 | superfluity | |
#243467 | wastefulness | |
#260290 | superabundance | |
#272458 | surplusage | |
#283617 | excessiveness | |
#284758 | prodigality | |
#316834 | lavishness |
How to use excess in a sentence?
I’ve been doing this for 21 years and some of us have been around in excess of three decades. We all kind of looked at each other and said we’ve known of nothing close to this many raptors involved in a poaching case.
Through Best Western we have an excess of 5,000 hotel rooms available. A number of other( hotel) brands have approached us and we could within weeks get 10,000, 15,000, 20,000 hotel rooms opened to assist the NHS.
Evidence is mixed, and the baseline for comparison should not be the unsustainable excess liquidity that existed prior to the crisis.
Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.
Added sugars are often found in processed foods which have little nutritional value and may lead to overeating and excess calorie intake, which in turn leads to overweight/obesity, a well-established risk factor for heart disease.
Translations for excess
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- فائArabic
- излишък, невъздържаностBulgarian
- excésCatalan, Valencian
- spoluúčastCzech
- Franchise, Zuzahlung, Kostenbeteiligung, Überschuss, Eigenbeteiligung, Selbstbeteiligung, ÜbermaßGerman
- υπέρβασηGreek
- ekscesoEsperanto
- deducible, franquicia, excesivo, excesoSpanish
- ylettömyys, omavastuu, ylitys, kohtuuttomuus, ylimäärä, liiallisuus, liikaFinnish
- excès, excessif, franchiseFrench
- breisIrish
- ecesoIdo
- eccesso, eccessivo, eccedenzaItalian
- 우수리Korean
- hemihemi, tuheneMāori
- overtreffenDutch
- utskeielseNorwegian
- nadmiar, nieumiarkowanie, zbytekPolish
- excessivoPortuguese
- exces, abuz, exagerare, prisosRomanian
- превышение, эксцесс, франшиза, излишек, избыток, невоздержанность, неумеренностьRussian
- zaidiSwahili
- اUrdu
- 過量Chinese
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