GOURMANDISM Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

gourmandism

noun

as in hunger strike

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Noun

Earlier this year, some people held at the jail launched a hunger strike over the conditions, according to Cosecha, an immigrant advocacy group.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
Two days earlier, Delhi police officers had descended on Jantar Mantar, the eighteenth-century astronomical observatory and frequent site of protests in the nation’s capital, where Wangchuk had been on an indefinite hunger strike since June 28.

— Jonathan Mingle, The New York Review of Books, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of hunger strike

Noun

In that thread, the original poster said that the real problem was that tiny details and even major historical insights that can be gleaned from reviewing rare books will be lost to AI greed.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 17 Aug. 2026
The report accuses doctors and hospitals of being driven by greed and of using fraudulent billing practices.

— Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of greed

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Coral Springs residents with a sweet tooth will soon have a new place to snag treats, drinks and snacks.

— Allison Beck, Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2026
Meanwhile, the Queen’s youngest son, Prince Edward, would let his sweet tooth take over, asking the staff to mix up pancake batter.

— Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of sweet tooth

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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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The catalyst for the uproar was the IPC's warning from August 2025 that famine had reached Gaza Governorate.

— Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026
As many as 25 million Chinese starved in the famine of 1906–7, an event that accelerated efforts to overthrow the Qing dynasty, China’s last imperial dynasty.

— Caitlin Welsh, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of famine

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But despite the evident craving for stories about L-O-V-E, literary fiction has struggled to master the art of the crossover.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026
For kiddos and adults, fruit serves as a healthy alternative to candy, delivering vitamins, fiber, and hydration while satisfying sweet cravings.

— Sierra Leone Starks, Parents, 10 Aug. 2026

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