overeater
Portion control failure
An overeater is someone who eats more than their body needs, typically as a habitual pattern rather than an occasional indulgence.
The term often appears in discussions of compulsive eating or disordered eating habits, where food consumption exceeds what hunger or nutrition requires.
She joined a support group for overeaters struggling with emotional eating.
Unlike glutton, overeater is more clinical than judgmental.
Excessive, voracious eater
- gourmandExcessive food lover
- chowhoundSlang for glutton
- trenchermanVoracious consumer of food
- gorgerExcessive food consumer
Elaborate ceremonial meal
- buffetSelf-service meal display
- treatSomething pleasantly special
- dessertSweet course after dinner
- secondsTime units, or extras
splurge · decadence · hedonism · temptation · abundance · excess · gluttony · insatiable
Uncontrolled excessive intake
- gorgingEating greedily, excessively
- stuffingSeasoned mixture for cavities
- devouringEating greedily and quickly
- wolfingEating greedily and fast
gulping · cramming · pig-out · scarfing · inhaling · snacking · grazing · nibbling
Moral self-reproach
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- remorseGuilt for wrongdoing
- regretSorrow over past actions
- self-blameAttributing fault to oneself
embarrassment · self-criticism · disgust · denial · anxiety · depression · self-consciousness · frustration
Excess body fat condition
- diabetesMetabolic disorder affecting glucose
- cholesterolWaxy lipid in blood
- heartburnGastric acid irritation
- caloriesMeasures of food energy
indigestion · bloating · lethargy · inflammation · nutritionist · dietitian · bariatric
glutton
Excessive, voracious eater
- gourmandExcessive food lover
- chowhoundSlang for glutton
- trenchermanVoracious consumer of food
feast
Elaborate ceremonial meal
seconds · splurge · decadence · hedonism · temptation · abundance · excess · gluttony · insatiable · appetite
bingeing
Uncontrolled excessive intake
- gorgingEating greedily, excessively
- stuffingSeasoned mixture for cavities
- devouringEating greedily and quickly
wolfing · gulping · cramming · pig-out · scarfing · inhaling · snacking · grazing · nibbling · overindulging
guilt
Moral self-reproach
self-blame · embarrassment · self-criticism · disgust · denial · anxiety · depression · self-consciousness · frustration · helplessness
obesity
Excess body fat condition
- diabetesMetabolic disorder affecting glucose
- cholesterolWaxy lipid in blood
- heartburnGastric acid irritation
calories · indigestion · bloating · lethargy · inflammation · nutritionist · dietitian · bariatric
craving
Powerful urge to have
fixation · addiction · dependency · preoccupation · trigger
- gluttonyglutton, gluttonous, gorge, gorger, gorging
- compulsivesperfectionist, obsessive, neurotic, control freak, neat freak
- difficult peopleegomaniac, egotist, nitpicker, drama queen, control freak
- pleasure seekershedonist, hedonists, pleasure seeker, pleasure seekers, pleasure-seeker
- spendersspendthrift, overspender, big spender, free spender, reckless spender
overeaterundereater
One consuming insufficient food
picky eater · nibbler · anorexic · grazer · ascetic