the fact of exceeding something else in amount or degree

His strength is in excess of yours.

the amount or degree by which one thing exceeds another

The bill showed an excess of several hundred dollars over the estimate.

an extreme or excessive amount or degree; superabundance

to have an excess of energy.

a going beyond what is regarded as customary or proper

to talk to excess.

immoderate indulgence; intemperance in eating, drinking, etc.

more than or above what is necessary, usual, or specified; extra

a charge for excess baggage; excess profits.

to dismiss, demote, transfer, or furlough (an employee), esp. as part of a mass layoff.

noun

dearth , deficiency , insufficiency , lack , need , poverty , shortcoming , want , deprivation , economy , frugality , moderation , privation

noun

balance , by-product , enough , exorbitance , exuberance , fat , fulsomeness , glut , inundation , lavishness , leavings , leftover , luxuriance , nimiety , overdose , overflow , overkill , overload , overmuch , overrun , oversupply , overweight , plenty , plethora , profusion , recrement , redundance , redundancy , refuse , remainder , residue , rest , spare , superabundance , supererogation , superfluity , surfeit , surplus , the limit , too much * , too much of a good thing , waste , wastefulness , debauchery , dissipation , dissoluteness , extravagance , extreme , extremity , immoderacy , immoderation , indulgence , inordinateness , intemperance , overdoing , prodigality , saturnalia , self-indulgence , unrestraint , embarrassment , excessiveness , extravagancy , extravagantness , overabundance , superfluousness , overage , overstock , surplusage , overindulgence , copiosity , exorbitancy , extra , flood , gravy , over , overboard , overplus , plus , prolixity , rampancy , remainder exuberance , satiety , slack , superfluous , superflux , verbiage , verbosity

adjective

de trop , extra , spare , supererogatory , supernumerary , surplus