Excess Meaning and Definition


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Excess meaning

Word: Excess

How to pronounce: ɪkˈses

Noun

Definitions:

1. An amount of something that is more than necessary, permitted, or desirable.

Example sentences: "Are you suffering from an excess of stress in your life?"

2. Lack of moderation in an activity, especially eating or drinking.

Example sentences: "Bouts of alcoholic excess"

Adjective

Definitions:

1. Exceeding a prescribed or desirable amount.

Example sentences: "Trim any excess fat off the meat"


Synonyms:

redundant

superfluous

unnecessary

undue

exceeding

glut

superfluity

overabundance

abundance

overindulgence

oversupply

excessiveness

overspill

surplus

surfeit

overplus

overage

superabundance

immoderation

extra

redundancies

supererogatory

spare

extreme measure

extravagance

surplusage

supernormal profit

super profit

excessive profits

overshoot


Antonyms:

deficit

shortage

deficiency

lack

need

scarcity

absence

insufficient

inadequate

want


Derivations:

excessive

excessively


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Excess in Other Languages...

Spanish: Exceso

German: überschüssige

French: Excès

Italian: Eccesso

Turkish: Aşırı


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