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adjective

as in stuffed
having one's appetite completely satisfied surfeited by the Thanksgiving repast, the grown-ups dozed off in front of the TV while the children raised Cain around the house

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surfeited

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verb

past tense of surfeit
as in gorged
to fill with food to capacity having surfeited ourselves on raw oysters, we had to decline the rest of the restaurant's offerings

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surfeited
  1. stuffed
  2. gorged
  3. sated
  4. glutted
  5. satiated
Adjective
  • 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
  • Some Vespas featured flowers and stuffed animals.
    — David Biller, Christian Science Monitor, 27 June 2026
Definition of stuffed
Verb
  • 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
Definition of gorged
Adjective
  • The data centers’ appetites, however, aren’t fully sated with power alone.
    — Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
  • However, his midrange shots sated scouts’ appetites just enough and showed, at the very least, there is touch to work with.
    — Sam Vecenie, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
Definition of sated
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  • 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
  • It’s glutted with supporting characters, and the plot still eddies through a series of clearly episodic incidents.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2026
Definition of glutted
Adjective
  • The quantity was sufficient, but the variety needed just a little something extra to ensure everyone would stay satiated—and sober.
    — Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2025
Definition of satiated
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