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Antonyms for excess


Grammar : Noun
Spell : noun ik-ses, ek-ses; adjective, verb ek-ses, ik-ses
Phonetic Transcription : noun ɪkˈsɛs, ˈɛk sɛs; adjective, verb ˈɛk sɛs, ɪkˈsɛs



Definition of excess

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Old French exces (14c.) "excess, extravagance, outrage," from Latin excessus "departure, a going beyond the bounds of reason or beyond the subject," from stem of excedere "to depart, go beyond" (see exceed). As an adjective from late 15c.
  • noun overabundance of something
  • noun overindulgence in personal desires
Example sentences :
  • That they would use the drug to excess there can be no doubt, and that is the main point.
  • Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1. No. 20, August 13, 1870 » by Various
  • It arose, I imagine, from an excess of the masculine element in his nature.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • We are to be cured by an excess of the dose that has poisoned us.
  • Extract from : « A Treatise on Parents and Children » by George Bernard Shaw
  • Chip jerked open the door with a force greatly in excess of the need of it.
  • Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower
  • It is the deficiency, and not the excess of this quality, that is to be feared.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • John felt that he had been rebuked for an excess of enthusiasm.
  • Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
  • He was reposing in that pathetic condition of optimism induced by excess of fatigue.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • Domestic care, like every other, is liable to degenerate into excess.
  • Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II » by Francis Augustus Cox
  • Methinks this is an excess of zeal for a friend who was so late an enemy!
  • Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • He was perfectly conscious of its excess, but he cherished it as a virtue.
  • Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Synonyms for excess

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