overeat
Consume too much
Overeat means to consume more food than your body needs or than is healthy, typically in a single sitting.
The word often implies eating past the point of fullness or comfort.
I always overeat at Thanksgiving dinner.
While occasional overeating is common, habitual overeating can lead to health problems.
The past tense is overate, and the past participle is overeaten.
Excessive quantity, often cloying
- overindulgenceExcessive consumption or enjoyment
- immoderationLack of self-restraint
- too muchBeyond acceptable limits
- overconsumptionExcessive use of resources
glut · extravagance · overabundance · supersizing · second helpings · piling on · buffet · seconds
State of being complete
- stuffedFilled beyond capacity
- bloatedSwelled from excess
- overfullExceeding maximum capacity
- gorgedAte to excess
bursting · food coma · discomfort · indigestion · heartburn · nausea · heavy · sluggish
Excessive, voracious eater
- gourmandExcessive food lover
- voracityIntense, consuming hunger
- greedExcessive desire for wealth
- insatiabilityInability to feel satisfied
gorge · devour · wolf down · cram · pig out · guzzle · bottomless pit · greedy
Eating greedily, excessively
- stuffingSeasoned mixture for cavities
- pig-outInformal overeating session
- wolfingEating greedily and fast
- devouringEating greedily and quickly
gorger · food binge · snacking · grazing · food addiction · bender · splurge
Elaborate ceremonial meal
- splurgeSpend freely, impulsively
- comfort foodEmotionally consoling dishes
- guilty pleasureEnjoyment tinged with shame
- cheat dayScheduled diet exception
dessert · decadent · give in · temptation · weakness
surfeit
Excessive quantity, often cloying
- overindulgenceExcessive consumption or enjoyment
- immoderationLack of self-restraint
- too muchBeyond acceptable limits
overconsumption · glut · extravagance · overabundance · supersizing · second helpings · piling on · buffet · seconds
fullness
State of being complete
gorged · bursting · food coma · discomfort · indigestion · heartburn · nausea · heavy · sluggish · lethargic
glutton
Excessive, voracious eater
insatiability · gorge · devour · wolf down · cram · pig out · guzzle · bottomless pit · greedy · piggish
gorging
Eating greedily, excessively
- stuffingSeasoned mixture for cavities
- pig-outInformal overeating session
- wolfingEating greedily and fast
devouring · gorger · food binge · snacking · grazing · food addiction · bender · splurge
feast
Elaborate ceremonial meal
- splurgeSpend freely, impulsively
- comfort foodEmotionally consoling dishes
- guilty pleasureEnjoyment tinged with shame
cheat day · dessert · decadent · give in · temptation · weakness
- excess behaviorsbinge, overindulge, overspend, overuse, waste
- eating and drinkingdrink, chew, bite, swallow, gulp
- excessexcess, too much, excessive, excessiveness, overabundance
- gluttonyglutton, gluttonous, gorge, gorger, gorging
- indulgenceindulgence, indulge, indulgent, self-indulgent, overindulgence