in excess of

ADVERB

besides

Synonyms

STRONG

also as well in addition likewise too

WEAK

added to additionally along with and all apart from as well as aside from beyond conjointly else exceeding exclusive of extra further furthermore in conjunction with in distinction to in other respects more more than moreover not counting on the side on top of everything other than otherwise plus secondly supplementary to to boot together with what's more with the exception of yet

PREPOSITION

besides

Synonyms

WEAK

added to along with as well as beside beyond more than on top of other than over and above plus supplementary together with

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Rogers and Kroupi are expected to cost in excess of £80m each, while Barcelona target Alvarez is being valued at more than £120m.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

There’s the investment manager of the endowment at Washington University in St. Louis who plunked down $50 million into SpaceX External link nearly a decade ago, which is now worth in excess of $1 billion.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

The post-9/11 wars in the Middle East, for example, produced a total fiscal burden in excess of $8 trillion, by some estimates.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

“Currently,” he was informed, “the estimated wait time for completion of an Access Request with a score of 15 is in excess of 10 years.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

With the passage of time we may expect progressively more serious outbreaks of insects, both disease-carrying and crop-destroying species, in excess of anything we have ever known.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

in excess of

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