Synonyms for cloy
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
2. Satisfy — to clog, to glut, or satisfy, as the appetite; to satiate
Definitions
- v. 1
To fill up or choke up; to stop up.
- v. 2
To clog, to glut, or satisfy, as the appetite; to satiate.
- v. 3
To fill to loathing; to surfeit.
Forms
- Past participle
- cloyed
e.g. cloyed → filled, stuffed, blocked, choked…
Choose the right word
To cloy or surfeit is to gratify to the point of revulsion or disgust.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- block The statue was carved from a block of cherry wood.
- fill Please fill in your name and address on this form.
- satisfy The earth can satisfy our needs but not our greed.
- glut There was a glut of cotton goods due to cheap imports.
By length
- 4 letters
- fill1, jade1, pall1, glut1, sate1
- 5 letters
- stuff1, block1, choke1, gorge1
- 6 letters
- sicken2, stodge
- 7 letters
- satisfy3, satiate, surfeit2
- 8 letters
- overfeed3, nauseate3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sicken2 = 2 syllables).