EXCESSED Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

excessed

verb

past tense of excess

as in downsized

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Some lamented the format—essentially a full-length rendition of the LP, nothing more; venues were downsized as excitement (and prurient interest in the album’s salacious subject matter) began to dull.

— Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2026
John Krasinski and Emily Blunt appear to have downsized their Brooklyn Heights suite of apartments.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of downsized

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If he is removed from office, Vice President Pedro Alliana would be sworn in.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
Multiple independent sources tell CBS California Investigates that the two consultants at the center of our reporting have been removed from the project and are no longer billing under the KPMG contract.

— Julie Watts, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2026

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Rehire all the Black and women generals and admirals the secretary of war, who turned out to be bad at war, viciously axed.

— Larry Wilson, Daily News, 7 Nov. 2026
On March 5, following an uprising against the administration’s mass-deportation effort that culminated in two protesters being killed by ICE agents in Minnesota, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem was axed.

— Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of axed

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When El Camino Real got the ball in overtime, junior Kiara Cuie rushed and sacked Haim for an 8-yard loss and that led to three Hail Mary pass attempts for El Camino Real.

— Ethan Hanson, Daily News, 11 Nov. 2026
The Chiefs were pushed back 5 yards and on the do-over, Malcolm Roach sacked Mahomes, who complained afterward that Moore's movement was so slight as to not merit a flag in that crucial situation.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of sacked

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Women’s stories, especially those focused on their desires, have historically been dismissed as unserious, but romance has always had a huge, loyal readership.

— Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
Five other felonies were dismissed by prosecutors as part of the plea agreement.

— Logan Smith, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of dismissed

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The public school teacher’s aide and former NYPD cop accused of killing Brooklyn jogger Katie Suarez was indicted by a grand jury on murder charges Tuesday as the city’s Department of Education terminated his employment, officials said.

— Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 10 Nov. 2026
Faraj is a former Ford employee who was terminated in 2025, the prosecutor's office said.

— Paula Wethington, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026

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