EX CESSES Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of excess

as in surpluses

the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed a new television season with an excess of sitcoms featuring wisecracking teenagers

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verb

present tense third-person singular of excess

as in axes

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Recent Examples of excesses

Noun

In some seaside towns, brave locals take part in a Boxing Day dip—sprinting into the freezing sea to shake off the Christmas excesses, often while raising money for charity. — Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026 In her view, anyone busy cataloging the show’s excesses was liable to miss the joke. — Danielle Naer, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2026 As such, Gulliver’s Travels is nothing less than the foundational critique of the Enlightenment’s excesses, hypocrisies, and hidden tyrannies. — Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026 The core of the series is the friction between two neighbors—an old-money member of Parliament and a newly rich TV network owner—against the backdrop of the decade's excesses. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 28 Oct. 2026 Why are so many Florida legislators hot to go after city and county spending, rather than tackle the excesses that flow from the state Capitol every year? — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026 The proportions remain practical, and the overall design avoids some of the visual excesses found elsewhere in the segment. — New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026 Trump is right to want to tame inequality, scale back some of the excesses of globalization, and secure supply chains of critical goods. — Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026 His conservatism was seen by many as an antidote to the excesses of the 1960s and 1970s. — Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for excesses

Noun

Despite that, an analysis by Lamont’s budget office last November showed surpluses would vanish, the reserve would be gone, and the General Fund would be 3% in debt within two years of a severe recession.

— Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 29 Oct. 2026
Fulton argued the proposition effectively would limit clinics from accumulating surpluses and reserves.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of surpluses

Verb

In a shocker, Microsoft is tapping Call of Duty publisher Activision to build the next Halo game as Redmond axes more jobs at its first-party studios.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Continue reading … BADGE DRAIN — Seattle axes $50K police bonuses while sitting hundreds of officers short.

— , FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of axes

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Indeed, in a separate 2025 study led by Cordiner, the JWST found 3I/ATLAS to have one of the greatest abundances of carbon dioxide ever seen in a comet.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Researchers detected high abundances of sodium, likely from icy brines within the original asteroid.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 15 July 2026

Definition of abundances

Verb

But these policies don't protect people from a layoff due to other factors like if the company downsizes or closes operations.

— Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
The movie follows Lee Byung-hun (Squid Game) as Yoo Man-su, a man who is fired from his job at a paper manufacturing company after an American company buys out his company and downsizes.

— Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026

Definition of downsizes

Verb

MetLife also covers grief counseling and cremation benefits, trims your deductible for each claim-free year and, in some states, insures exotic pets such as birds, reptiles and rabbits.

— Matt Richardson, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
In polls, Chicagoans have repeatedly said higher taxes should come only after the city trims its own sails.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of trims

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The officer unsuccessfully fires the stun gun before the firefighter uses a metal bar to knock him out.

— Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
Patrick Mahomes takes the shotgun snap, fires a touchdown pass to Rashee Rice, and the Chiefs sideline starts to celebrate.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026

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