OVEREAT Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

overeat

verb

ˌō-vər-ˈēt

Definition of overeat

as in to gorge

to eat greedily or to excess because he watches his diet for most of the year, he feels free to overeat during the holidays

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Recent Examples of overeat Frequent meals may be a better fit for those who feel overly hungry between meals or tend to overeat later in the day. — Caitlin Beale, Health, 19 May 2026 Ludwig says many breakfast skippers end up overeating at night. — Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 13 May 2026 Hyperphagia is one of the defining features of Prader-Willi syndrome, causing relentless hunger and leading patients to overeat. — Allison Deangelis, STAT, 6 Apr. 2026 Eating every 3 hours will help to keep your child’s blood sugar steady and also decrease overeating at meal times. — Dr. Sarah Kinsella, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for overeat

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There will be title defenses from Joey Chestnut and Miki Sudo, who are the Michael Jordan and Diana Taurasi of gorging sausages.

— Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 4 July 2026
The turnstones gorge themselves on those eggs before continuing their journey north.

— Torben Rick, The Conversation, 18 June 2026

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Brian Brobbey and Cody Gakpo feasted off low crosses to each score twice, punctuating this as the World Cup of cutbacks.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 5 July 2026
One day, an eleven-year-old Jones and some friends broke into the neighborhood rec center to feast on soda and ice cream.

— Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 3 July 2026

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