1. (noun)excess, surplus, surplusage, nimiety a quantity much larger than is needed Synonyms: surplusage, overabundance, inordinateness, excessiveness, surfeit, surplus, nimiety, overindulgence, excess Antonyms: necessary
2. (noun)excess, excessiveness, inordinateness immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits Synonyms: surplusage, overabundance, inordinateness, excessiveness, surfeit, surplus, nimiety, overindulgence, excess Antonyms: necessary
3. (noun)surfeit, excess, overabundance the state of being more than full Synonyms: surfeit, surplusage, overabundance, overmuchness, inordinateness, glut, excessiveness, oversupply, repletion, surplus, nimiety, superabundance, overindulgence, excess, overmuch Antonyms: necessary
1. 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 expe Synonyms: excess, dissipation, lavishness, redundance, surplus, exorbitance, overplus, redundancy, waste, extravagance, prodigality, superabundance, wastefulness, intemperance, profusion, superfluity Antonyms: dearth, destitution, frugality, lack, scantiness, defect, economy, inadequacy, need, shortcoming, deficiency, failure, insufficiency, poverty, want
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