OVEREAT Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

overeat

verb

ˌō-vər-ˈēt

Definition of overeat

as in to gorge

to eat greedily or to excess because he watches his diet for most of the year, he feels free to overeat during the holidays

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Recent Examples of overeat Following a medical scare in 2024, Smith began addressing health issues including overeating and drinking too much. — Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026 Experts say crime and violence are strongly linked to issues with impulse control, and the drugs appear to work on parts of the brain linked to compulsive behavior like overeating. — Stephanie Stahl, CBS News, 18 June 2026 That quick high is soon followed by a dramatic drop in blood sugars, leaving an empty feeling in the belly that can lead to overeating. — Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 17 June 2026 Frequent meals may be a better fit for those who feel overly hungry between meals or tend to overeat later in the day. — Caitlin Beale, Health, 19 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for overeat

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For decades, the seabirds have pecked at whales surfacing to breathe, gorging on their skin and blubber.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
While customers drawn by the deal monopolized tables to gorge on order after order of shrimp, restaurants ran out of shrimp and turned away regular customers.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of gorge

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The severity of their exposure was corroborated by the short life of cats, who feasted on the factory’s omnipresent rodents.

— Wendy S. Walters, Architectural Digest, 12 Oct. 2026
To be fair, a genre that’s given us everything from brooding, sparkling emo kids who play baseball; a stake-wielding teen slayer who can’t quit the bad boy; and eccentric sidekicks who feast on bugs is ripe with material for mockery.

— Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

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