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EXCESSES Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word excesses. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For EXCESSES

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deficiency
nounn
noun

• the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

• lack of an adequate quantity or number

adequacy
nounn
noun

• the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily:

• the quality of being sufficient for the end in view

balance
verbv
noun

• (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Libra

• a state of equilibrium

• the seventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about September 23 to October 22

• equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account

• harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)

• equality of distribution

• something left after other parts have been taken away

• the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account

• (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane

• a weight that balances another weight

• a wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine; especially a wheel oscillating against the hairspring of a timepiece to regulate its beat

• a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity

verb

• bring into balance or equilibrium

• compute credits and debits of an account

• hold or carry in equilibrium

• be in equilibrium

insufficiency
nounn
noun

• a lack of competence

• (pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally

• lack of an adequate quantity or number

lack
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

verb

• be without

• To be insufficiently prepared

moderation
nounn
noun

• quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes

• a change for the better

• the trait of avoiding excesses

• the action of lessening in severity or intensity

restraint
nounn
noun

• the act of controlling by restraining someone or something

• discipline in personal and social activities

• the state of being physically constrained

• a rule or condition that limits freedom

• lack of ornamentation

• a device that retards something's motion

scarcity
nounn
noun

• a small and inadequate amount

shortage
nounn
noun

• the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required

• an acute insufficiency

sufficiency
nounn
noun

• sufficient resources to provide comfort and meet obligations

• an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

• the quality of being sufficient for the end in view

Alternatives for DEFICIENCY

Alternatives for ADEQUACY

Alternatives for BALANCE

Alternatives for INSUFFICIENCY

Alternatives for LACK

Alternatives for MODERATION

Alternatives for RESTRAINT

Alternatives for SCARCITY

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