excess synonyms

excess

n.

  1. More than is needed

    profusion, abundance, plethora, superabundance, overabundance, surplus, glut, superfluity, redundancy, redundance, undue amount, too much, too many, overkill, fulsomeness, exuberance, inundation, overflow, exorbitance, surfeit, waste, wastefulness, luxuriance, lavishness, oversupply, overdose, overload, plenty, embarras de richesses (French), snootful*, bellyful*, enough and then some*, drug on the market*, too much of a good thing*.

    Antonyms lack*, dearth*, deficiency. *

  2. Conduct that is not temperate

    prodigality, dissipation, intemperance; see indulgence 3.

  3. The portion that exceeds a minimum

    oversupply, overload, overweight, overflow, superfluity, overstock, overage, overrun, surplus, extra, margin, overcharge, overvaluation, chargeable part, assessable part.

  4. The portion that remains

    balance, remainder, rest, surplus, residue, leavings, refuse, by-product, waste, tailings, tare, leftovers.

in excess of

surplus, more than, over and above; see extra.

to excess

too much, excessively, extravagantly, to extremes; see extreme 2, very.

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