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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Walker Edison Linley Bouclé Accent Chair & Ottoman Sink yourself into a plush reading chair with playful ball feet that elevate its overstuffed silhouette.

— Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2026
It’s filled with old-world charm (overstuffed couches, moody lighting) but also turns into a lively scene in the evenings.

— Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of overstuffed

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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
But that isn't all; matter that isn't feasted upon is channeled to the poles of the black hole, from where it is blasted out as twin jets of plasma moving at near-light speed.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of feasted

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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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Delphi sits above a geologic vent, an X from which noxious gases escaped the earth, corrupting the minds of women who inhaled and pronounced their prophecies.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2026
The chemical is highly corrosive, toxic when inhaled or touched, and flammable under specific concentrations.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026

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