in excess
Beyond the limit
In excess means more than necessary, permitted, or desirable—beyond a proper or reasonable limit.
The phrase often follows "of" to specify what's being exceeded: Temperatures in excess of 100 degrees, spending in excess of the budget.
Standing alone, it suggests overindulgence or surplus: He ate and drank in excess.
Excess beyond demand
- glutExcessive surplus
- overabundanceExcessive quantity beyond need
- surfeitExcessive quantity, often cloying
- plethoraExcessive surplus
superfluity · surplus · overage · stockpile · backlog · overstock · redundancy · saturation
Excessive use of resources
- immoderationLack of self-restraint
- overuseExcessive employment of something
- overdoseHarmful excess intake
- overloadBurden beyond capacity
bingeing · gorging · satiation · engorgement · intemperance · overeating · overdrinking · gluttony
Excessive, wasteful spending
- profligacyReckless, wasteful extravagance
- squanderingReckless depletion of resources
- dissipationGradual loss or scattering
- prodigalityReckless, wasteful expenditure
lavishness · overspending · misuse · inefficiency · recklessness · frivolity · decadence · opulence
oversupply
Excess beyond demand
- glutExcessive surplus
- overabundanceExcessive quantity beyond need
- surfeitExcessive quantity, often cloying
plethora · superfluity · surplus · overage · stockpile · backlog · overstock · redundancy · saturation · overflow
overconsumption
Excessive use of resources
- immoderationLack of self-restraint
- overuseExcessive employment of something
- overdoseHarmful excess intake
overload · bingeing · gorging · satiation · engorgement · intemperance · overeating · overdrinking · gluttony · indulgence
extravagance
Excessive, wasteful spending
- profligacyReckless, wasteful extravagance
- squanderingReckless depletion of resources
- dissipationGradual loss or scattering
prodigality · lavishness · overspending · misuse · inefficiency · recklessness · frivolity · decadence · opulence · improvidence
spillover
Excess that escapes
cascade · inundation · outpouring · overrun · overspill · swamping · brimming · teeming · gushing · overwhelming
in excessin short supply
Insufficiently available
lacking · wanting · insufficient · inadequate · insufficiently
in excessin moderation
Within reasonable limits
moderately · restrained · sparingly · moderate · temperate