Excess and Necessary

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Excess

Excess adjective - Being over what is needed.
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Necessary is an antonym for excess.
Nearby Words: excessive, excessively

Necessary

Necessary adjective - Impossible to do without.
Usage example: food and water are necessary for survival
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Excess is an antonym for necessary.
Nearby Words: necessity, necessarily
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real real excess real necessary
big big excess big necessary

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  • In Burgess Bedtime Stories, predation is typically acknowledged as being necessary for survival, but killing for sport or in excess is portrayed negatively.
    Source: Predation Is Natural
  • Predation Is Natural: Predation is typically acknowledged as being necessary for survival, but killing for sport or in excess is portrayed negatively.
    Source: Literature / Burgess Bedtime Stories
  • Anime / Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann Finally, they "settle down" to Type 1 after the final fight, using more power as necessary but mostly limiting it to prevent excess Spiral power causing Spiral Nemesis.
    Source: Anime / Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
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