to overconsume

Examples

• All

• The population explodes, resources are overconsumed, and yet it continues to grow or it will die.

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• I have to admit that I overconsume diet colas.

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• Warning: Do not overconsume fish oil.

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• At every point in history, civilizations overconsume their resources beyond the breaking point.

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• Better yet, stop overconsuming.

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• The Worldwatch Institute in Washington, DC, predicts that the human species has only until the year 2030 to stop overconsuming natural resources and to begin to live within the carrying capacity of the environment.

  Academic text (1993)

• By massively overconsuming fossil fuels, we have essentially bet the future of our civilization on the faint hope that the consequences will not be as catastrophic as the science expects.

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• If you overconsume junk food, it can affect your overall wellbeing.

• He realized he could overconsume caffeine, so he switched to herbal tea.

Synonyms

O

to overeat

vsto overconsume

14 3.1

To eat more food than your body needs at one time

includes drinking and using items, not only excessive eating

O

to overindulge

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3 6.2

Let yourself and others have too much food or drink

is neutral about permission, noting any excess use without approval

S

to surfeit

vsto overconsume

• Formal

1 9.3

To have too much of something so it causes discomfort or dislike

focuses on overuse broadly, not always causing strong dislike

M

to make a pig of oneself

vsto overconsume

• Informal

1 7.6

To eat or drink too much

is neutral and general, stating excess without rude or playful tone

E

to engorge

vsto overconsume

1 7.7

To eat a lot of food quickly without control

refers to excess consumption generally, not only filling to excess

O

to overdrink

vsto overconsume

6.3

To drink more alcohol than is safe

covers eating and other uses as well as drinking excess

O

to overgorge

vsto overconsume

8.6

To eat too much food at once

is broader, applying to any excess consumption beyond what is needed

How Much

to gorge

12 5.9

to binge

12 4.5

to overconsume

1 6.0

to consume

149 2.4

to use

∞ 1.0

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