Synonyms for excess
ɪkˈsɛs, ˈɛk sɛsex·cess

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1. excessnoun

   Antonyms:
   deficiency

2. excessnoun

   More than is normal, necessary or specified

   Antonyms:
   deficiency

3. excessnoun

   Antonyms:
   deficiency

4. excessnoun

   Antonyms:
   deficiency

5. excessnoun

   Antonyms:
   deficiency

6. excessnoun

   Antonyms:
   deficiency

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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 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, wastefulness

   Antonyms:
   dearth, defect, deficiency, destitution, economy, failure, frugality, inadequacy, insufficiency, lack, need, poverty, scantiness, shortcoming, want

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. excess

   Synonyms:
   advance, increase, abundance, redundancy, superfluity, extravagance, surplus, debauchery, intemperance

   Antonyms:
   deficiency, failure, shortcoming, insufficiency, temperance, sobriety

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. excess, surplus, surplusage, nimietynoun

   a quantity much larger than is needed

   Synonyms:
   surplusage, overabundance, inordinateness, excessiveness, surfeit, surplus, nimiety, overindulgence, excess

   Antonyms:
   necessary

2. excess, excessiveness, inordinatenessnoun

   immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits

   Synonyms:
   surplusage, overabundance, inordinateness, excessiveness, surfeit, surplus, nimiety, overindulgence, excess

   Antonyms:
   necessary

3. surfeit, excess, overabundancenoun

   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

4. overindulgence, excessadjective

   excessive indulgence

   "the child was spoiled by overindulgence"

   Synonyms:
   surplusage, overabundance, inordinateness, excessiveness, surfeit, surplus, nimiety, overindulgence, excess

   Antonyms:
   necessary

5. excess, 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"

   Synonyms:
   superfluous, senseless, surplus, unembellished, supererogatory, scanty, spare, otiose, wasted, pleonastic, unornamented, extra, free, plain, redundant, supernumerary, excess, purposeless, additional, tautological, special, tautologic, trim, bare(a), bare, pointless

   Antonyms:
   necessary

Matched Categories

1. • Fullness
   • Immoderation
   • Overabundance

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1. excessnoun

   Synonyms:
   superfluity, redundance, redundancy, superabundance

2. excessnoun

   Synonyms:
   surplus, overplus, remainder

3. excessnoun

   Synonyms:
   intemperance, dissipation, debauchery

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1. excessnoun

   Synonyms:
   superabundance, superfluity, redundancy, redundance, overplus, surplus, surplusage, residue, remainder exuberance, rampancy, overdoing, exorbitance, immoderation, debauchery, dissoluteness, intemperance, immoderation

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1. List of paraphrases for "excess":

   surplus, excessive, glut, surfeit, surpluses, exceeding, superior, overstock, upper, redundant, more, exceedance

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1. Tony Nunan:

   To replace Iranian oil it makes sense to go for a sour grade such as Mars and Green Canyon. The problem is these grades are also needed in the U.S. and it is the very light sweet grades that are in excess.

2. Lorne Baring:

   The BOJ is running out of monetary policy firepower so it was not a surprise to see that there is no change to the policy this week, also, China's industrial output figures at the weekend showed contraction yet again and underscore the weakness in demand from the world's second largest economy. There is still a soft demand coupled with (an) excess supply story in the commodities spectrum.

3. Eleni Papadopoulou:

   Our findings show that high maternal caffeine intake during pregnancy was related to excess growth from infancy and with obesity later in childhood. The results support the current recommendations to limit caffeine intake during pregnancy to less than 200 mg of caffeine per day, which is approximately 2-3 cups of coffee...( but) we also found associations with caffeine intake below 200 mg.

4. Tony DiSpirito:

   We expect dividend growth to resume in 2021 as vaccine distribution and greater clarity in general give company managements the confidence to release excess cash in the form of dividends and buybacks.

5. Robert Boland:

   If you can get a player who is undervalued, you are getting performance in excess of contract, and that's kind of the name of the game, i don't need to be a great player - I need to be a cost-effective good player.