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excess n.
extravagance n.
prodigality n.
profligacy n.
waste n.
wastefulness n.

NOUN

excess

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extravagance extreme

STRONG

debauchery dissipation dissoluteness exorbitance extremity immoderation indulgence inordinateness intemperance prodigality saturnalia self-indulgence unrestraint

WEAK

immoderacy

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unselfishness

WEAK

dearth deficiency deprivation economy frugality insufficiency lack moderation need poverty privation shortcoming want

NOUN

extravagance

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absurdity exaggeration excess luxury squandering

STRONG

amenity dissipation exorbitance expenditure folly frill immoderation improvidence lavishness outrageousness overindulgence prodigality profligacy profusion recklessness superfluity unrestraint wastefulness wildness

WEAK

icing on the cake overspending preposterousness squander unreasonableness unthrift

Antonyms

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economy frugality

WEAK

moderation providence saving thrift thriftiness

NOUN

prodigality

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absurdity amenity dissipation exaggeration excess exorbitance expenditure extravagancy folly frill immoderation improvidence lavishness luxury outrageousness overindulgence profligacy profuseness profusion recklessness squandering superfluity unrestraint waste wastefulness wildness

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icing on the cake overspending preposterousness squander unreasonableness unthrift

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economy frugality lack

NOUN

profligacy

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recklessness

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absurdity amenity dissipation exaggeration excess exorbitance expenditure extravagancy folly frill immoderation improvidence lavishness luxury outrageousness overindulgence prodigality profuseness profusion squandering superfluity unrestraint waste wastefulness wildness

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icing on the cake overspending preposterousness squander unreasonableness unthrift

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economy frugality lack

NOUN

waste

Synonyms

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misuse

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decay desolation destruction devastation dilapidation dissipation disuse exhaustion expenditure extravagance fritter havoc improvidence lavishness loss misapplication prodigality ravage ruin squander squandering wastage wastefulness

WEAK

lost opportunity unthriftiness

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building construction creation development growth improvement

WEAK

hoarding possessions saving

NOUN

wastefulness

Synonyms

STRONG

absurdity amenity dissipation exaggeration excess exorbitance expenditure extravagancy folly frill immoderation improvidence lavishness luxury outrageousness overindulgence prodigality profligacy profuseness profusion recklessness squandering superfluity unrestraint waste wildness

WEAK

icing on the cake overspending preposterousness squander unreasonableness unthrift

Antonyms

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economy frugality lack

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Some also say Americans — as in the case of previous health fads — run the risk of overdoing it.

From MarketWatch ● May 10, 2026

True believers have a way of rhetorically overdoing it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2025

Maybe you think I’m overdoing it, and maybe I am.

From Salon ● May 30, 2024

"I shall be celebrating tonight. I will be overdoing it. I can't believe it. It can't be happening to me," he says.

From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2024

Bod wondered if it would be overdoing it if he began to whistle.

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman

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