swine

noun

ˈswīn How to pronounce swine (audio)
Definition of swinenext
as in bastard
a person whose behavior is offensive to others you really are a swine—you have no sense of decency at all!

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Recent Examples of swine At another, the enchantress Circe gives the hungry men—though not Odysseus—a generous meal, but only as an excuse to turn them into swine. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 15 July 2026 The other actor whose presence deeply impacted the production, Nolan reports, is Samantha Morton, mesmerizing as Circe, the goddess who changes Odysseus’ men into swine. — Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026 Circe The formidable Circe is, at first, an antagonist, turning Odysseus’s men into swine and attempting to enchant Odysseus as well. — Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 June 2026 Several Ramona elementary schools Transitional-Kindergarten and kindergarten students visited the farm and rotated through hands-on learning stations that included cattle, sheep and goats, swine, greenhouse activities and agricultural mechanics demonstrations. — Stephanie Ogilvie, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for swine
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swine
  1. dog
  2. jerk
  3. clown
  4. skunk
  5. snake
  6. rat
  7. beast
  8. creep
Noun
  • Both Shapiro and Graziano kept their original Instagram handles and changed the names to add their current dogs.
    — Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Seeing your pup happily playing in the backyard or snoozing on the couch can provide reassurance for you without creating confusion for your dog.
    — Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of dog
Noun
  • Cayman’s restaurant culture is shaped by the more than 130 different nationalities found on the islands, from traditional jerk chicken joints to fine dining establishments.
    — Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 28 July 2026
  • The desire to make fresh New York rap that isn’t indebted to drill, or chasing broader Gen-Z hip-hop trends such as jerk and rage rap, sometimes leads to experiments that don’t land anywhere.
    — Lei Takanashi, Pitchfork, 27 July 2026
Definition of jerk
Noun
  • One morning during my stay, there were even clowns buzzing about—a thrill to receive a balloon poodle alongside my morning flat white.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026
  • This take on the mad clown of Gotham is less Jack Nicholson and George Romero, choosing a more stoic approach inspired by Conrad Veidt silent films and German expressionism.
    — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 23 July 2026
Definition of clown
Noun
  • On Martha’s Vineyard, a low-lying fence with chicken wire is installed seasonally at the entrance of a key breeding site for oystercatchers and other seabirds and shorebirds, which has kept skunks and raccoons that eat their eggs off the beach.
    — Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
  • Very Rivian also means yeti graphics on its vehicles, and Easter eggs like a frog and skunk underneath the washer fluid cover up front.
    — Greg Migliore, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of skunk
Noun
  • In 2026, the preppy shoe got a refresh—the silhouette comes in pretty suede hues, or with sleek buckles and studs, and maximalists can even grab the flats in fun animal prints like snake and leopard.
    — Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 2 Aug. 2026
  • In March, the best friends wore matching snake-print Chloé’s Cleia pumps while sitting in the front row of the Chloé Womenswear Fall/Winter 2026-2027 collection at Paris Fashion Week.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026
Definition of snake
Noun
  • More than a month after a massive fire swept through the warehouse, Lineage is still working to remove more than 85 million pounds of weeks-old food, which has brought rancid odors, flies and rats to the surrounding area.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
  • Getting into the habit of leaving dirty dishes in the sink provides pests such as German cockroaches, ants, mice, and rats with a constant food source.
    — Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 27 July 2026
Definition of rat
Noun
  • With Content London, the London TV Screenings and newer fare like the Creative Cities Convention, along with the soon-to-launch TV Festival in Greater Manchester, the UK TV industry events calendar is a crowded beast.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 31 July 2026
  • There is a collision, which adoptive mother and newborn survive — but the beast that caused the accident takes another victim.
    — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 30 July 2026
Definition of beast
Noun
  • This comes as some Windows users have pushed back on the AI creep in Windows; Microsoft even removed Copilot from some less useful locations in Windows 11 in April.
    — James Peckham, PC Magazine, 30 July 2026
  • Hathaway, in her third collaboration with Nolan, is cunning but weary, while Pattinson is just a fantastic creep.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 24 July 2026
Definition of creep

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“Swine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swine. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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