excesses
Amounts beyond need
Excesses are instances of going beyond what is reasonable, proper, or necessary.
The word often describes overindulgence or immoderation: the excesses of youth, dietary excesses.
It can refer to extreme or outrageous behavior, especially by those in power: the excesses of the regime.
In finance, excess amounts beyond what's needed: excesses of capital.
Excessive consumption or enjoyment
- bingeBout of excess
- gluttonyGreedy excess in consumption
- gorgingEating greedily, excessively
- intemperanceHabitual lack of restraint
debauchery · hedonism · immoderation · dissipation · profligacy · self-indulgence · insatiability · greed
Excessive quantity beyond need
- oversupplyExcess beyond demand
- glutExcessive surplus
- surfeitExcessive quantity, often cloying
- surplusAmount exceeding requirement
abundance · plethora · profusion · saturation · overstock · stockpile · hoard · pileup
Reckless depletion of resources
- wastefulnessCareless use of resources
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
- profligacyReckless, wasteful extravagance
- recklessnessCareless disregard for danger
overspending · misuse · depletion · overconsumption · throwaway · disposability · inefficiency · frivolity
Showy, abundant prosperity
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
- lavishnessExcessive richness or abundance
- decadenceMoral decline through excess
- sumptuousnessExtreme costly elegance
splendor · affluence · grandeur · magnificence · gilt · velvet · champagne · caviar
overindulgence
Excessive consumption or enjoyment
intemperance · debauchery · hedonism · immoderation · dissipation · profligacy · self-indulgence · insatiability · greed · overconsumption
overabundance
Excessive quantity beyond need
- oversupplyExcess beyond demand
- glutExcessive surplus
- surfeitExcessive quantity, often cloying
surplus · abundance · plethora · profusion · saturation · overstock · stockpile · hoard · pileup · overflow
squandering
Reckless depletion of resources
- wastefulnessCareless use of resources
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
- profligacyReckless, wasteful extravagance
recklessness · overspending · misuse · depletion · overconsumption · throwaway · disposability · inefficiency · frivolity · prodigality
opulence
Showy, abundant prosperity
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
- lavishnessExcessive richness or abundance
- decadenceMoral decline through excess
sumptuousness · splendor · affluence · grandeur · magnificence · gilt · velvet · champagne · caviar · yacht
excessesdeficiencies
Insufficient amounts of something
insufficiencies · shortages · scarcities · dearths · deficits
excessesmoderation
Avoidance of excess
restraint · temperance · self-control · discipline · abstinence
- excess baggageLuggage beyond the limit
- excessive forceUnwarranted severity in restraint
- in excessBeyond proper amount
- excessive interestUnreasonably high loan charges
- to excessBeyond reasonable limits
- excess material