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hog wild

adjective

Definition of hog wildnext
as in barbaric

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Recent Examples of hog wild Another concern is that therapists might go hog wild and try to sign up an excessive number of clients. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 6 Mar. 2026 Imagine that some program that got approved to use the API goes hog wild. — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2023 Two years ago, Washington went hog wild with unemployment benefits and there was a big growth bang. — WSJ, 30 June 2022 Hunters in Hays and Caldwell counties are about to go hog wild. — Annie Blanks, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Jan. 2022 But Green Bay seems destined for another NFC North bid, while a deep NFC West (every team has won at least two) is threatening to hog wild-card bids. — Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2020 Bacon lovers, get ready to go hog wild over Dunkin's newest item. — Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hog wild
  1. barbaric
  2. uninhibited
  3. riotous
  4. wild
  5. uncontrollable
Adjective
  • The women are frequently naked, and the men are either murderous or barbaric.
    — Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Ironically, the authority of doctors was supremely important to medieval people, even if the treatments seem barbaric and ineffective now.
    — T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of barbaric
Adjective
  • Lizzie and Bridget’s Relationship in Monster The show quickly portrays a dynamic between Lizzie and Bridget, with Bridget’s brash, uninhibited manner drawing out the more reserved and stoic Lizzie.
    — Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Leave it to the denim brand most synonymous with Y2K denim to bring back the early-2000s nightlife scene for New York Fashion Week—an era of uninhibited fun before social media and smartphones dominated the night.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of uninhibited
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  • The riotous 640-page door stopper grapples with homophobia then and now, the lingering specter of colonialism, the tumult of the AIDS crisis, and frameworks of power that demand dominance or submission.
    — Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Adéla draws from the Britney Spears playbook on the track and ends up with a riotous song destined for Top 40 dominance.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of riotous
Adjective
  • The Cubs remained tied with the San Diego Padres for the top wild-card spot, and both moved one game ahead of the Philadelphia Phillies.
    — Gary Schatz, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The discovery, reported Thursday in the journal Current Biology, marks the first time scientists have named and described a new living wild cat species in more than a century.
    — Paola Flores, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of wild
Adjective
  • To sleep, no more Two scientists who identified the role that a key neuropeptide plays in the uncontrollable sleepiness of narcolepsy were one of three recipients of the prestigious Lasker Awards, announced Thursday.
    — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The engineer abruptly resigned after refusing to contribute to a reckless corporate competition that could ultimately lead to uncontrollable AI.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of uncontrollable

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“Hog wild.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hog%20wild. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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