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?
The idea is there, locked inside, and all you have to do is remove the excess stone.
Before this highway was built, this was a one-way rail system. The witness said that his grandfather took him up to the tracks and told him that during the massacre they brought in rail flats right here where this road goes down the middle of Oaklawn Cemetery, they built a trench, they dug a trench and dumped bodies down into the trenches, he said there had to have been an excess of 300 bodies in that one location alone.
While this study doesn't offer a definitive causative answer about sugar and cancer, it does add to the overall picture of the importance of the current drive to reduce our sugar intake, clearly there is more work to be done and measuring dietary intake is challenging, however, the message from the totality of evidence on excess sugar consumption and various health outcomes is clear -- reducing the amount of sugar in our diet is extremely important.
The transaction makes strategic and financial sense for Bradesco and represents an opportunity to deploy more effectively the excess capital it was prone to accumulate in light of Brazil's poor credit growth outlook in the years to come.
From Hyundai Motor's perspective, Elliott kept talking about excess capital and asking for dividends, a lot of money. But the company rejected it by insisting it has a lot of investment needs, i'm sure they will breathe a little easier as Elliott leaves.. they will have more room to utilize capital.
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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