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excess

[ik-ses, ek-ses, ek-ses, ik-ses] / ɪkˈsɛs, ˈɛk sɛs, ˈɛk sɛs, ɪkˈsɛs /
NOUN
overabundance of something
Synonyms
STRONGEST
exuberance glut overkill surplus waste
STRONG
balance by-product enough exorbitance fat fulsomeness inundation lavishness leavings leftover luxuriance nimiety overflow overload overmuch overrun oversupply overweight plenty plethora profusion redundance redundancy refuse remainder residue rest spare superabundance supererogation superfluity surfeit wastefulness
WEAK
overdose recrement the limit too much too much of a good thing
Antonyms
STRONGEST
insufficiency lack need want
STRONG
base core few little scarcity
WEAK
dearth deficiency deprivation economy frugality moderation poverty privation shortcoming
NOUN
overindulgence in personal desires
Synonyms
STRONGEST
extravagance extreme
STRONG
debauchery dissipation dissoluteness exorbitance extremity immoderation indulgence inordinateness intemperance prodigality saturnalia self-indulgence unrestraint
WEAK
immoderacy overdoing
Antonyms
STRONG
unselfishness
WEAK
dearth deficiency deprivation economy frugality insufficiency lack moderation need poverty privation shortcoming want

Example Sentences

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The Spectre is also electric—in the case of the top-spec Black Badge version, extremely electric, with 650 hp to answer the most whispered summons with splendid excess.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Excluding certain items, the metric fell $92.9 million to $327.5 million, partly reflecting a $32.5 million pretax charge related to the write-off of excess raw potatoes in its international segment.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Previously, the mileage was 20,000 with an excess of 5p a mile.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

What makes this cake feel alive is not excess.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

Then, as the universe expanded and cooled, the antiquarks would annihilate with the quarks, but since there would be more quarks than antiquarks, a small excess of quarks would remain.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.