Crime
Crime noun - Activities that are in violation of the laws of the state.
Excess and crime are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Excess" instead a noun "Crime".
Nearby Words: criminal, criminally
Excess
Excess noun - The state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed.
Nearby Words: excessive, excessively
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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The movie is about Asian American overachievers who become bored with their lives and enter a world of petty crime and material excess.
Source: Film / Better Luck Tomorrow - It's human nature to focus on the negative, to overreact to slights and swear Disproportionate Retribution on the perpetrator far in excess of the crime.
Source: Disproportionate Reward -
In "Secret of My Excess", she accosts a giant rampaging Spike that has kidnapped her for tearing her new robe, calling it a "crime against fashion".
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Excess and Crime. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/crime/excess
Crime & Excess. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/crime/excess>.
Excess or Crime. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/crime/excess.
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