overconsuming
Using too much
Overconsuming is using or buying more than is necessary or sustainable.
The term often appears in environmental and economic contexts: We're overconsuming natural resources.
It can apply to individuals or societies, suggesting excess that depletes what's available or harms long-term well-being.
Consuming beyond bodily needs
- bingeingUncontrolled excessive intake
- gorgingEating greedily, excessively
- guzzlingDrinking fast and eagerly
- wolfingEating greedily and fast
gobbling · stuffing · voracity · insatiability · glutton · feasting · swilling · gourmandizing
Excessive acquisition of goods
- overuseExcessive employment of something
- overindulgenceExcessive consumption or enjoyment
- overexploitationExcessive resource depletion
- surfeitExcessive quantity, often cloying
saturation · overload · excess · overkill · overproduction · unsustainable · overspending · overextension
Reckless depletion of resources
- profligacyReckless, wasteful extravagance
- wastefulnessCareless use of resources
- landfillWaste burial ground
- disposalAct of throwing away
trash · single-use · inefficiency · misuse · carelessness · pollution · fast-fashion · disposability
Pursuit of gratification
- self-indulgenceExcessive yielding to desires
- decadenceMoral decline through excess
- gratificationPleasure from satisfying desires
- luxuryExpensive nonessential comfort
extravagance · pleasure-seeking · craving · appetite · desire · temptation · treat · reward
Guilt for wrongdoing
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- regretSorrow over past actions
- self-reproachBlaming oneself for wrongdoing
- compunctionUneasiness from guilt
conscience · scruples · self-criticism · pangs · contrition · responsibility · eco-guilt · awareness
State of utter depletion
- scarcityInsufficiency of something needed
- deforestationLarge-scale woodland elimination
- overfishingUnsustainable marine harvest
- overharvestingUnsustainable resource extraction
extinction · degradation · erosion · drought · desertification · overgrazing · famine · shortage
overeating
Consuming beyond bodily needs
- bingeingUncontrolled excessive intake
- gorgingEating greedily, excessively
- guzzlingDrinking fast and eagerly
wolfing · gobbling · stuffing · voracity · insatiability · glutton · feasting · swilling · gourmandizing · rapacity
hyperconsumption
Excessive acquisition of goods
- overuseExcessive employment of something
- overindulgenceExcessive consumption or enjoyment
- overexploitationExcessive resource depletion
surfeit · saturation · overload · excess · overkill · overproduction · unsustainable · overspending · overextension · immoderation
squandering
Reckless depletion of resources
- profligacyReckless, wasteful extravagance
- wastefulnessCareless use of resources
- landfillWaste burial ground
disposal · trash · single-use · inefficiency · misuse · carelessness · pollution · fast-fashion · disposability · e-waste
hedonism
Pursuit of gratification
- self-indulgenceExcessive yielding to desires
- decadenceMoral decline through excess
- gratificationPleasure from satisfying desires
luxury · extravagance · pleasure-seeking · craving · appetite · desire · temptation · treat · reward · satisfaction
remorse
Guilt for wrongdoing
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- regretSorrow over past actions
- self-reproachBlaming oneself for wrongdoing
compunction · conscience · scruples · self-criticism · pangs · contrition · responsibility · eco-guilt · awareness · reckoning
exhaustion
State of utter depletion
- scarcityInsufficiency of something needed
- deforestationLarge-scale woodland elimination
- overfishingUnsustainable marine harvest
overharvesting · extinction · degradation · erosion · drought · desertification · overgrazing · famine · shortage · overshoot
overconsumingabstaining
Voluntarily doing without
rationing · undereating · scrimping · doing without · depriving
overconsumingconserving
Protecting from depletion
preserving · saving · sustaining · protecting · husbanding
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