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Detailed Synonyms for excess in English

excess:

excess adj

  1. excess
  2. excess
    – more than is needed, desired, or required 1
    redundant; excess; spare; surplus; superfluous; extra; supernumerary; supererogatory
    – more than is needed, desired, or required 1
    • redundant adj
      • yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant1
      • skills made redundant by technological advance1
    • excess adj
      • trying to lose excess weight1
    • spare adj
      • sleeping in the spare room1
    • surplus adj
      • surplus cheese distributed to the needy1
    • superfluous adj
      • delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words1
    • extra adj
      • found some extra change lying on the dresser1
      • extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts1
    • supernumerary adj
      • supernumerary ornamentation1
      • extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts1
    • supererogatory adj
      • it was supererogatory of her to gloat1

excess [the ~] noun

  1. the excess
    the exuberance; the overflow; the excess; the profusion
  2. the excess
    the excess; the excrescence
  3. the excess
    the debauchery; the extravagance; the dissipation; the excess; the licentiousness; the lawlessness
  4. the excess
    the excess; the splurge; the extravagance
  5. the excess
    – excessive indulgence 1
    the excess; the overindulgence
    – excessive indulgence 1
  6. the excess
    – immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits 1
    the excess; the excessiveness; the inordinateness
    – immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits 1
  7. the excess
    – a quantity much larger than is needed 1
    the excess; the surplus; the nimiety; the surplusage
    – a quantity much larger than is needed 1
  8. the excess
    – the state of being more than full 1
    the excess; the surfeit; the overabundance
    – the state of being more than full 1

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Related Definitions for "excess":

  1. more than is needed, desired, or required1
    • trying to lose excess weight1
  2. excessive indulgence1
  3. immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits1
  4. a quantity much larger than is needed1
  5. the state of being more than full1

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