SURFEITS Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

surfeits 1 of 2

noun

plural of surfeit

as in surpluses

the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed ended up with a surfeit of volunteers who simply got in each other's way

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surfeits

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verb

present tense third-person singular of surfeit

as in gorges

to fill with food to capacity having surfeited ourselves on raw oysters, we had to decline the rest of the restaurant's offerings

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diets
fasts

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Noun

Lamont’s chief fiscal focus since 2020 has been on channeling $11 billion in surpluses — forced by aggressive savings rules — to whittle down a hefty pension debt created over seven decades prior to 2011.

— Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2026
Social Security is primarily funded through payroll tax revenue and can supplement its benefit payments through its trust funds, which hold previous surpluses plus interest.

— Lorie Konish, CNBC, 8 July 2026

Definition of surpluses

Noun

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

Definition of excesses

Verb

Throughout, visiting tourist Madeleine (Kristen Stewart) stuffs her face with every kind of meat, vegetable and carb while her father Phil (Woody Harrelson) is the one whose stomach miraculously swells.

— Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026
At home, Jonathan Wright, director of the Indianapolis art museum's park and gardens, stuffs in the plants, stacks the pots, and lets everything grow.

— Teresa Woodard, Midwest Living, 17 Apr. 2026

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