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Defenition of the word excess

    • Defenition of the word excess

      • A quantity much larger than is needed.
      • Excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures.
      • immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits
      • 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"
      • a quantity much larger than is needed
      • excessive indulgence; "the child was spoiled by overindulgence"
      • the state of being more than full
      • 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
      • excessive indulgence
      • more than is needed, desired, or required

    Synonyms for the word excess

      • additional
      • dissipation
      • excessiveness
      • extra
      • glut
      • immoderation
      • inordinateness
      • intemperance
      • leftover
      • overabundance
      • overindulgence
      • overkill
      • overload
      • redundant
      • spare
      • supererogatory
      • superfluous
      • supernumerary
      • surfeit
      • surplus
      • surplusage

    Similar words in the excess

      • excess
      • excess's
      • excesses
      • excessive
      • unnecessary
      • unneeded

    Hyponyms for the word excess

      • embarrassment
      • exorbitance
      • extravagance
      • extravagancy
      • outrageousness
      • overplus
      • plethora
      • superfluity

    Hypernyms for the word excess

      • fullness
      • humoring
      • immoderateness
      • immoderation
      • indulgence
      • indulging
      • overabundance
      • overmuch
      • overmuchness
      • pampering
      • pleasing
      • superabundance

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