Vocabulary
Excess
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
an amount of something that is more than necessary, permitted, or desirable.
Urdu meaning
تجاوز، حد سے زیادہ
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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But systems built on dangerous excess eventually turn inward.
Dawn Editorials —
The Outrage Machine reloaded
— 2026-05-01
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While international law is not without its limitations, it shapes the exercise of power by constraining excess and providing predictability.
Dawn Editorials —
Limits of ceasefire
— 2026-04-15
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Violence, excess, waste, mercantilism, bluff, conformism, stupidity, vulgarity, disorder.Conservative Bret Stephens has debated four scenarios vis-à-vis Iran.
Dawn Editorials —
Grave new world
— 2026-03-18
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The policy enabled customers to install grid-connected solar systems and to supply excess electricity to the grid under a net metering scheme.
Dawn Editorials —
Solar without net metering
— 2026-02-18
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Cereals, grains, sugar and edible oils are produced and consumed in excess of what dietary guidelines recommend.Meanwhile, fruits, vegetables, pulses and other nutrient-rich foods remain in short supply.
Dawn Editorials —
Broken food system
— 2026-02-13
Synonyms
surplus, surfeit, overabundance, superabundance, superfluity, oversufficiency, profusion
Curator example
“are you suffering from an excess of stress in your life?”
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