Synonyms for glut
- verb
- noun
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Satiate
satiate, stuff, fill, gorge, cram, over-eat, sate, binge, satisfy, pall, over-indulge, cloy, overfeed, engorge, overgorge, gormandize, gormandise UK, gourmandise UK, ingurgitate, englut, pig out slang
Other
Noun
1. Surfeit — an excess, too much
surfeit, oversupply, surplus, excess, overabundance, superabundance, plethora, slew, abundance, superfluity, overstock, satiety, repletion, ug, overflow, redundancy, nimiety, superflux
Other
Definitions
- v. 1
To fill to capacity; to satisfy all demand or requirement; to sate.
- n. 1
An excess, too much.
Choose the right word
Glut is a strong but somewhat coarse word applied to the utmost satisfaction of vehement appetites and passions; as, to glut a vengeful spirit with slaughter; we speak of glutting the market with a supply so excessive as to extinguish the demand.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- binge I think there are many who binge eat from stress.
- overfeed Don't overfeed the fish, they can get sick.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| glut | falling | |
| binge | rising | |
| overfeed | steady | |
| cloy | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 2 letters
- ug
- 4 letters
- fill1, slew1, cram1, clog1, pall1, sate1, cloy1
- 5 letters
- stuff1, flood1, binge1, gorge1
- 6 letters
- excess2, englut
- 7 letters
- satisfy3, surplus2, satiety4, satiate, surfeit2, engorge, nimiety
- 8 letters
- overflow3, plethora3, overfeed3
- 9 letters
- abundance3, overstock3, repletion, overgorge, superflux
- 10 letters
- redundancy4, oversupply4, gormandize, gormandise
- 11 letters
- superfluity, gourmandise, ingurgitate
- 13 letters
- overabundance5
- 14 letters
- superabundance
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (excess2 = 2 syllables).