Collocations for excess - noun
1. too much of sth
ADJECTIVE
rhetorical,
stylistic,
verbal
His statements cannot be simply dismissed as rhetorical excess.
His statements cannot be simply dismissed as rhetorical excess.
financial
scandalous, wretched (AmE)
Washington has always been a city of wretched excesses.
scandalous, wretched (AmE)
Washington has always been a city of wretched excesses.
alcoholic
(BrE)
worst excesses
the worst excesses of the 1980s
worst excesses
the worst excesses of the 1980s
VERB + excess
avoid,
contain,
curb
‘Avoid excess’ is the golden rule for a healthy life.
‘Avoid excess’ is the golden rule for a healthy life.
commit excesses,
perpetrate excesses
the worst excesses committed by the occupying army
the worst excesses committed by the occupying army
PREPOSITION
in excess
The drug can be harmful if taken in excess.
The drug can be harmful if taken in excess.
to excess
They never smoked or drank to excess.
They never smoked or drank to excess.
2. an amount by which sth is larger than sth else
PREPOSITION
in excess of
The car can travel at speeds in excess of 150 miles per hour.
The car can travel at speeds in excess of 150 miles per hour.
excess of
a large excess of gas
a large excess of gas