Synonyms of excesses

excesses 1 of 2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• surpluses
• abundances
• sufficiencies
• overflows
• overabundances
• surfeits
• overages
• superfluities
• oversupplies
• overmuch
• redundancies
• bounties
• surplusages
• overkills
• pluses
• fat
• superabundances
• bellyfuls
• plenties
• overpluses
• plethoras
• profusions
• overstocks
• plentitudes
• overproductions

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deficiencies
• deficits
• insufficiencies
• lacks
• scarcities
• undersupplies
• wants
• dearths

excesses

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of excess

as in axes

Related Words

• axes
• downsizes
• lays off
• furloughs
• trims
• cans
• sacks
• fires
• turns off
• discharges
• musters out
• releases
• removes
• boots (out)
• dismisses
• pink-slips
• kicks out
• bounces
• retires
• drums (out)
• cashiers
• terminates
• unseats
• chucks (out)
• throws out
• separates

Dissimilar Words

• retains
• takes on
• signs (up or on)
• employs
• keeps
• hires
• engages
• contracts
• recruits
• rehires
• reemploys
• subcontracts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of excesses

Noun

Tillis, for his part, expressed frustration with the Administration’s other excesses. — Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026

Where season three frustrated with its aimless pacing, its unruly plotting, its self-congratulatory strain of goodness, new showrunner Jack Burditt (30 Rock, Modern Family) dials back the worst of the show’s excesses. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026

In recent years, officials in cities such as San Francisco and Philadelphia have moved to rein in the excesses of harm-reduction policies. — Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026

Take Derrida, whose brand of deconstruction came to stand for both the grandest insights and worst excesses of theory. — Emily Eakin, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026

Don’t wait for the bubble to burst A Fed hike could also help rein in speculative excesses and help promote financial system stability. — Justin Zacks, CNBC, 24 July 2026

The French knew about some of Stalin’s excesses—the show trials, the labor camps, the bloody purges of those who strayed from the party line. — Literary Hub, 21 July 2026

Cattelan spoke to the Financial Times about the strange afterlife of the work, which has become both a symbol of the art market’s excesses and a reminder of his talent for turning absurd ideas into global spectacles. — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 13 July 2026

But in the past 20 years, Cuba’s more progressive social policies have helped to redeem the authoritarian excesses of the revolution’s early years. — Juan Carlos Albarran, The Conversation, 13 July 2026