cloy

15 synonyms for cloy, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.

Verb — To block or clog something up.

Synonyms

Everyday swaps

Common words most readers know — safe in any writing.

stuff block fill

Less common

Still standard English, but they carry more weight.

choke satisfy gorge jade

Rare, literary or technical

Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.

pall surfeit glut sate stodge satiate sicken nauseate

Synonyms by Meaning

1. verb

To block or clog something up.

stuff pall choke block surfeit fill

2. verb

To satisfy an appetite fully, especially to excess.

satisfy gorge stuff glut sate stodge satiate

3. verb

To give someone so much of something that they become sick of it.

sicken nauseate jade

Etymology

Comes from an aphetic (clipped) form of Middle English acloyen, which traces back through Old French enclouer, encloer, to Vulgar Latin *inclāvāre, from Late Latin clāvāre, ultimately from Latin clāvus.

Full origin of cloy →

People also searched

stuff block fill satisfy jade choke gorge nauseate surfeit sate pall sicken

Nearby words

← Back to the full definition of cloy