GOURMANDISM Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

gourmandism

noun

as in hunger strike

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Noun

The movement gathered more momentum after prominent activist Sonam Wangchuk joined the demonstration and began a hunger strike that has lasted more than three weeks.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
Earlier this year, detainees staged a hunger strike to draw attention to conditions inside the center.

— McKenna Mobley, USA Today, 22 July 2026

Definition of hunger strike

Noun

What began as a bold social satire — blending visceral action with a critique of corporate greed, privatization, and the nature of identity — has resonated across generations, spawning sequels, television series, video games and comic books.

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2026
The stupidity and greed of the status quo threatens to drive her insane.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 July 2026

Definition of greed

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Although Wangchuk broke his fast on July 24 after the government assured him that steps would be taken to address the students’ demands, the protest kept growing.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
One year, my family’s Yom Kippur break-fast meal was very nearly derailed when my dad got into an argument with one of our guests about the Rosenbergs.

— Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026

Definition of fast

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This is consistent with the film’s overarching preoccupation with greed, which here takes the form of gluttony.

— Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 16 July 2026
The bicentennial was the moment of nostalgic gluttony that topped them all, with its reenactment of battles, its old-fashioned sailing ships, and its outpouring of sappy patriotic products printed with the magic numerals 76.

— Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026

Definition of gluttony

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Remember that even well after the famine, the face of Irish nationalism and leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party in the 1880s was the very Anglican Charles Stewart Parnell.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026
The family’s myrtle digestif recipe dates to 1939, when myrtle berries helped sustain the local population during famine.

— Layne Randolph, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of famine

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Families also can choose from five diverse restaurants, while stations for broths and ice cream satisfy other cravings.

— Gina Kramer, USA Today, 25 July 2026
His research now reveals revenge operates like an addiction in the brain, activating craving and reward centers while silencing rational thought.

— Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

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