Crime and Excess

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.

Crime and excess are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Crime" instead a noun "Excess".

Nearby Words: excessive, excessively

How words are described

petty petty crime petty excess
real real crime real excess
violent violent crime violent excess
big big crime big excess
Other adjectives: serious, criminal, greater, worst.

Both words in one sentence

  • Film / Better Luck Tomorrow The movie is about Asian American overachievers who become bored with their lives and enter a world of petty crime and material excess.
  • 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.
  • Characters / Friendship Is Magic: Rarity 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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