excess
More than needed
Excess is more than what is needed, wanted, or appropriate.
An excess of anything suggests too much: an excess of caution, an excess of enthusiasm.
As an adjective, excess describes the surplus portion: excess baggage, excess inventory.
To do something to excess is to overdo it.
In excess of means more than: Damages were in excess of two million dollars.
The plural excesses usually implies indulgent or immoral behavior: the excesses of the wealthy.
Excess beyond demand
- overstockSurplus goods beyond demand
- glutExcessive surplus
- surfeitExcessive quantity, often cloying
- stockpileAccumulated reserve supply
backlog · redundancy · remainder · leftover · overage · superfluous · extra · spare
Excessive consumption or enjoyment
- bingeBout of excess
- gluttonyGreedy excess in consumption
- gorgingEating greedily, excessively
- overconsumptionExcessive use of resources
intemperance · immoderation · decadence · hedonism · debauchery · dissipation · self-indulgence · overeating
Showy, abundant prosperity
- lavishnessExcessive richness or abundance
- sumptuousnessExtreme costly elegance
- ostentationVulgar flaunting of means
- grandiosityExaggerated sense of importance
showiness · flamboyance · pomp · pageantry · ornateness · gilt · gaudiness · overstatement
Excess that escapes
- floodOverwhelming water overflow
- delugeSevere overflow of water
- inundationOverwhelming surge of water
- overspillExcess beyond capacity
brimming · overrun · saturation · cascade · engulf · swamp · overwhelm · torrent
Use up carelessly
- refuseReject or garbage
- garbageDiscarded waste material
- scrapDiscarded bit or tussle
- discardDeliberately throw out
effluent · byproduct · runoff · pollution · emissions · spoilage · throwaway · disposable
Extent of inclusion
- claimStatement of ownership or truth
- premiumAdded cost for better
- deductibleOut-of-pocket threshold amount
- liabilityLegal or financial obligation
reinsurance · underwriting · policyholder · indemnity · umbrella · rider · endorsement · supplemental
oversupply
Excess beyond demand
stockpile · backlog · redundancy · remainder · leftover · overage · superfluous · extra · spare · reserve
overindulgence
Excessive consumption or enjoyment
overconsumption · intemperance · immoderation · decadence · hedonism · debauchery · dissipation · self-indulgence · overeating · greed
opulence
Showy, abundant prosperity
- lavishnessExcessive richness or abundance
- sumptuousnessExtreme costly elegance
- ostentationVulgar flaunting of means
grandiosity · showiness · flamboyance · pomp · pageantry · ornateness · gilt · gaudiness · overstatement · exaggeration
spillover
Excess that escapes
- floodOverwhelming water overflow
- delugeSevere overflow of water
- inundationOverwhelming surge of water
overspill · brimming · overrun · saturation · cascade · engulf · swamp · overwhelm · torrent · outpouring
squander
Use up carelessly
discard · effluent · byproduct · runoff · pollution · emissions · spoilage · throwaway · disposable · overpackaging
coverage
Extent of inclusion
- claimStatement of ownership or truth
- premiumAdded cost for better
- deductibleOut-of-pocket threshold amount
liability · reinsurance · underwriting · policyholder · indemnity · umbrella · rider · endorsement · supplemental · additional
- excesstoo much, intemperance, overdo, extravagance, immoderation
- indulgenceindulgence, indulge, indulgent, self-indulgent, overindulgence
- overdoingoverdoing, overindulging, overkill, overreacting, overspending
- remnantsremnant, residue, leftover, remainder, vestige
- wastefulnesswaste, squandering, extravagance, profligacy, dissipation
- going too faroverdo, overstepping, crossing the line, overstep, cross the line
excessdeficiency
Lack of something needed
lack · shortage · scarcity · insufficiency · deficit
excessmoderation
Avoidance of excess
restraint · temperance · self-control · frugality · moderateness
excessnecessity
Indispensable requirement
minimum · essential · bare minimum · just enough · adequacy
- excess baggageLuggage beyond the limit
- excessive forceUnwarranted severity in restraint
- in excessBeyond proper amount
- excessive interestUnreasonably high loan charges
- to excessBeyond reasonable limits
- exceed expectations
excessive, exceed, excessively, excesses, exceedingly, excessiveness, excess baggage, in excess of