Definition as Noun

• immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits
• excessive indulgence
• the state of being more than full
• a quantity much larger than is needed

Definition as Adjective

• more than is needed, desired, or required

• extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus

• excessiveness, inordinateness

• overindulgence

• surfeit, overabundance

• surplus, surplusage, nimiety

• "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room"; "supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the needy"

• "the child was spoiled by overindulgence"

• Excess vs extra
• Excess vs redundant
• Excess vs spare
• Excess vs supererogatory
• Excess vs superfluous
• Excess vs supernumerary
• Excess vs surplus
• Excess vs excessiveness
• Excess vs inordinateness
• Excess vs overindulgence
• Excess vs surfeit
• Excess vs overabundance
• Excess vs surplusage
• Excess vs nimiety