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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

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China Daily’s reporting on the emotional economy also included warnings from scholars and commentators that emotional value is hard to measure consistently, creating room for price distortion, impulse buying, and speculative excess.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

Giant batteries are used to store excess renewable energy, which can then be used to power homes in the event of low supplies.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Astronomers have detected an excess of gamma radiation at the center of the Milky Way, which could be produced when dark matter particles collide and annihilate.

From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2026

Companies like Visa, Apple, Nvidia, Johnson & Johnson and Microsoft are able to generate a lot of excess cash, but they also make high returns on what they reinvest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

The excess material in the seat of his seersucker shorts, the excess length of the shorts themselves, were not cute excesses.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger

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