GORGED Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in glutted

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gorged

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verb

past tense of gorge

as in stuffed

to fill with food to capacity we gorged ourselves on the four pies Aunt Martha had brought for Thanksgiving

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as in feasted

to eat greedily or to excess the kids began gorging on Halloween candy the minute they got back from trick-or-treating

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as in devoured

to swallow or eat greedily the ravenous dogs furiously gorged the scraps of meat

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America’s Poison Centers’s national helpline receives more than 60,000 calls about possible vitamin poisoning every year, mostly from parents alarmed after their children have accidentally gorged on the chewy sweets. — Cat Rainsford, Popular Science, 23 July 2026 And while fans have been sated by the footballing feast, FIFA and its member associations have gorged on the tournament’s fruits. — Tom Kludt, Vanity Fair, 17 July 2026 The Raiders gorged in a different way, blowing the center market out of the water with a massive, $27 million per year contract for Baltimore’s Tyler Linderbaum and rocketing toward the top of the league in money spent. — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026 This means selling off many of the securities the Fed gorged on in a stair-step of crises over the last 18 years. — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2026

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Specs With plush, overstuffed cushions and a supersoft velvet upholstery that reviewers rave about, this modular sofa is made with comfort in mind.

— Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 1 Sep. 2026
Its overstuffed sandwiches and massive cheesecake servings became legendary.

— Lincoln Anderson, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026

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The pundits feasted on her neutrality, most venomously Megyn Kelly, who called her a coward.

— Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
For dinner, guests feasted on a family-style meal centered around fresh Northern California produce, carefully selected by John Silva of Culinary Eye Events.

— Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of feasted

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Crabs tore through fishing nets, devoured mollusks at an alarming rate and edged out the native green crab, a local soft-shell specialty.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
Only weeks ago, the most destructive wildfire in Spanish history devoured 500 square kilometers (193 square miles) and forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of people in Ávila, in central Spain.

— Suman Naishadham, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of devoured

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By Wednesday evening, the intersection of the high rise was taped off and nearby streets were glutted with flashing police vehicles as officers with long rifles and dogs streamed into and out of the building.

— Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026
The walls are glutted with oil portraits, and antiques sourced from l’Isle-sur-Sorgue are the real thing; staff are dressed in somewhat cumbersome costume (medieval-style bodices and straw boaters) but ever attentive.

— Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026

Definition of glutted

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And as always, players swilled beer out of it in front of cheering crowds at the Elbo Room in Fort Lauderdale.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
For live music, Feidiou 2 is a small rebetadiko, or traditional music cafe, known for its melancholic Greek folk music and meze bites swilled down with sharp swigs of tsipouro, a Greek version of grappa.

— Anastasia Miari, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Mar. 2024

Definition of swilled

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If disturbed, asbestos’ microscopic crystalline fibers get into the air, where they can be inhaled, cause lung scarring and lead to fatal cancers.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 25 Aug. 2026
Ignore Safety Protocols Particular cleaning products can exude strong smells or fumes that aren’t meant to be inhaled and which can be harmful to your lungs and skin.

— Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 20 Aug. 2026

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