ENGORGED Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

engorged

adjective

as in gorged

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Recent Examples of engorged That’s the key point here, as Mafty is an organization that’s aimed at severing the heads of the Federation from their engorged bodies. — Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026

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Adjective

Its overstuffed sandwiches and massive cheesecake servings became legendary.

— Lincoln Anderson, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026
That extra dose of voyeurism, for an audience that’s constantly being let in on deep and awkward personal secrets from these characters, can happen because of the beautifully overstuffed roadhouse setting designed by Tim Mackabee.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of overstuffed

Adjective

The only other guests were our daughter’s dolls and stuffed animals.

— Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
For those who aren’t fans of thin crust pizza, Mama Cozzi also makes stuffed and rising crust versions, a deli take-and-bake pie, and a French bread pizza.

— Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 20 July 2026

Definition of stuffed

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Now, the same parking presentation is far more pedestrian, replete with lackluster daily drivers—save for one.

— Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2026
Our beloved trio of true crime-solving podcasters must now navigate their way through the home of the cozy murder mystery, replete with a whole new collection of suspicious and particularly English-eccentric characters.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026

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