as in overeating
the excessive consumption of food the view that gluttony is a serious failure in self-discipline

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Examples Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of gluttony An unrepentant maximalist whose genre movies are defined by the mad gluttony of someone born to leave it all on screen, Indonesian filmmaker Timo Tjahjanto is nothing if not easy to root for. David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2024 And, after all, the nuclear exchange from which Fallout derives its name was started after a century of American gluttony and excess turned into war over the sparse resources that remained. Jack King, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2024 On the surface, the story of Red Lobster’s bankruptcy is about one of the seven deadly sins: gluttony. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2024 Alex: This is also an era of extreme gluttony in America. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for gluttony 

Thesaurus Entries Near gluttony

Cite this Entry

“Gluttony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gluttony. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.

More from Merriam-Webster on gluttony

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!