Synonyms & related words for cloy

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of cloy — including surfeit, satiate, satisfy, pall. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to cloy

Explore words related to cloy — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include cloyingness, cloyingly, sating, satiable, satiation, satisfiable, sated, satiety. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for cloy

Common synonyms for cloy include surfeit, satiate, satisfy, pall — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does cloy come from?

The word cloy breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root cloy-, from Latin clavus (“nail”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.