EXCESSIVENESS Antonyms
Best Opposite Words For EXCESSIVENESS
| Word | Save | Syns.. | Usage | Type | ||
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| 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 | ||||||