gluttonous

adjective

ˈglə-tə-nəs How to pronounce gluttonous (audio)
Definition of gluttonousnext
as in greedy
having a huge appetite gluttonous customers had practically emptied the all-you-can-eat buffet

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How is the word gluttonous different from other adjectives like it?

Some common synonyms of gluttonous are rapacious, ravenous, and voracious. While all these words mean "excessively greedy," gluttonous applies to one who delights in eating or acquiring things especially beyond the point of necessity or satiety.

an admiral who was gluttonous for glory

Where would rapacious be a reasonable alternative to gluttonous?

The words rapacious and gluttonous can be used in similar contexts, but rapacious often suggests excessive and utterly selfish acquisitiveness or avarice.

rapacious developers indifferent to environmental concerns

When could ravenous be used to replace gluttonous?

While in some cases nearly identical to gluttonous, ravenous implies excessive hunger and suggests violent or grasping methods of dealing with food or with whatever satisfies an appetite.

a nation with a ravenous lust for territorial expansion

When is it sensible to use voracious instead of gluttonous?

The synonyms voracious and gluttonous are sometimes interchangeable, but voracious applies especially to habitual gorging with food or drink.

teenagers are often voracious eaters

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Recent Examples of gluttonous Gets Surprise Company Woman Leaves Chicken Breast Out To Defrost, Cat Seizes His Opportunity While dogs are often seen as gluttonous, cats can be just as food-motivated. — Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025 In this, the second-to-last time Friends would celebrate November’s most gluttonous holiday, Rachel’s obnoxious sister Amy (Christina Applegate) invites herself to Thanksgiving, and the conversation turns to who would get custody of baby Emma if Rachel and Ross died. — Brian Boone, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024 For his part, Handel—a generally agreeable though fiercely proud man, witty and gluttonous and gouty, and given to polylingual swearing—was probably indifferent to such political and sectarian matters. — Jan Swafford, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024 During the Mid-Autumn Festival, or Moon Festival, celebrated by Chinese around the world on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month each year (September 17 this year), mooncakes are eaten in gluttonous quantities. — Michelle Tchea, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for gluttonous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gluttonous
  1. greedy
  2. ravenous
  3. piggish
Adjective
  • The family drama comedy follows a Gen Z content creator who returns to her ancestral home for viral content, only to encounter her deceased brother’s ghost and deal with greedy relatives.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Along that greedy path, he has been sued by the US Securities and Exchange Commission three separate times.
    — DP Opinion, The Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of greedy
Adjective
  • While Scherzinger’s ravenous performance provides a great part of this revival’s adrenaline, the show is also jolted into new life by the collision of the spartan Lloydiverse with all the plush and purple of Lloyd Webber’s score.
    — Vulture Editors, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
  • By comparing Chandra's observations with the JWST's measurements of hydrogen ionization, the researchers found that galaxies with the most ravenous black holes show the lowest star formation rates.
    — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of ravenous
Adjective
  • The merged generative AI model is bloated and runs extremely slowly, possibly so piggish that using it on everyday tasks is exasperating and imprudent due to enormous delays while processing.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
  • Surrounded by a dysfunctional family and a piggish boss (Stellan Skarsgård), Justine is lonely, exasperated, and seething.
    — Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2024
Definition of piggish

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