GLUTTONS Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

gluttons

noun

plural of glutton

as in pigs

one who eats greedily or too much he's such a glutton that he ate the whole cake

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Recent Examples of gluttons All of these people are gluttons at the feast. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Feb. 2026 Not to mention the obese little gluttons. — Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025

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Noun

Most mammals—but not humans—contain alpha gal, so someone with alpha-gal syndrome will likely have an allergic reaction to consuming meat from cows, pigs, lambs, goats, and deer.

— Alice Park, Time, 23 July 2026
Scientists like Munster are indispensable for figuring out the source of pandemic viruses, whether bats, pigs, rats, or some other animal, Andersen said.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 22 July 2026

Definition of pigs

Noun

From armrest hogs to aisle rushers, a new survey reveals the in-flight behaviors that frustrate American travelers most.

— Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 21 July 2026
The Daily Show spent almost four minutes waxing rhapsodic over that time Lenny Kravitz’s pants split open and his hog flopped out.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 17 July 2026

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