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Synonyms of excess in English:

excess


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noun

1‘an excess of calcium in the bloodstream’

SYNONYMS
surplus, surfeit, overabundance, superabundance, superfluity, oversufficiency, profusion, plethora, glut
too much, more than enough, enough and to spare
informal more … than one can shake a stick at
rare nimiety
ANTONYMS

dearth, lack

2‘we eat more than we need, so the excess is turned into fat’

SYNONYMS
remainder, rest, residue, remaining quantity, overflow, overspill
leftovers, remnants, leavings
surplus, extra, difference
technical residuum

3‘he lived a life of excess’

SYNONYMS
overindulgence, overconsumption, intemperance, intemperateness, immoderation, profligacy, lack of restraint, prodigality, lavishness, excessiveness, extravagance, decadence, self-indulgence, self-gratification, debauchery, dissipation, dissolution, dissoluteness
ANTONYMS

moderation, restraint


adjective

1‘cleansing gets rid of excess skin oils’

SYNONYMS
surplus, superfluous, spare, redundant, unwanted, unneeded, unused, excessive, leftover
extra, additional, reserve

Phrases

    in excess of

    ‘the book sold in excess of 10,000 copies’


    SYNONYMS
    more than, over, above, over and above, upwards of, beyond
    ANTONYMS

    fewer than, less than