EXCESSES Antonyms
Best Opposite Words For EXCESSES
| Word | Save | Syns.. | Usage | Type | ||
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| deficiency | noun n | |||||
noun • the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable • lack of an adequate quantity or number | ||||||
| adequacy | noun n | |||||
noun • the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily: • the quality of being sufficient for the end in view | ||||||
| balance | verb v | |||||
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 | noun n | |||||
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, noun v, n | |||||
noun • the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable verb • be without • To be insufficiently prepared | ||||||
| moderation | noun n | |||||
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 | noun n | |||||
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 | noun n | |||||
noun • a small and inadequate amount | ||||||
| shortage | noun n | |||||
noun • the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required • an acute insufficiency | ||||||
| sufficiency | noun n | |||||
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 | ||||||