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EXCESSIVENESS Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word excessiveness. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For EXCESSIVENESS

WordSaveSyns..UsageType
adequacy
nounn
noun

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

• the quality of being sufficient for the end in view

deficiency
nounn
noun

• the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

• lack of an adequate quantity or number

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

paucity
nounn
noun

• an insufficient quantity or number

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 ADEQUACY

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Alternatives for DEFICIENCY

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Alternatives for INSUFFICIENCY

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Alternatives for LACK

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Alternatives for MODERATION

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Alternatives for PAUCITY

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Alternatives for RESTRAINT

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Alternatives for SCARCITY

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