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excess Definition

• (n) a quantity much larger than is needed
• (n) immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits
• (n) the state of being more than full
• (n) excessive indulgence; "the child was spoiled by overindulgence"
• (s) more than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare

excess Synonyms

• excess
• excessiveness
• extra
• inordinateness
• nimiety
• overabundance
• overindulgence
• redundant
• spare
• supererogatory
• superfluous
• supernumerary
• surfeit
• surplus
• surplusage