HOGS Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

hogs 1 of 2

noun

variants also hog

plural of hog

as in pigs

one who eats greedily or too much if I had known that my guests were going to be such hogs, I would have prepared twice as much food

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hogs

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of hog

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Recent Examples of hogs

Noun

Because across the shoulders, one of those big hogs is way more dense than a grizzly bear. — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2026 Basic economic theory says landowners would wait for others to spend the time, money and energy to control hogs—which means nobody does, and the problems grow. — Chris Boyer, Scientific American, 16 Aug. 2026 In counties where hog eradication efforts were coordinated, however, the average claim for cornfield acres damaged from wildlife declined to 10 acres per policy. — Aaron Smith, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026 The first body found was discovered in 1994 by hog hunters in northern Charlotte County. — Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026 As a first-generation farmer herself, Hughes deeply understands the struggles many of the farmers in the organization’s network face, previously working in large animal medicine and raising hogs in Pennsylvania. — Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 The students and club members raise cows, goats, lambs, hogs, turkeys and more, spending hours feeding and training them daily and preparing them for showing. — Heather McRea, Oc Register, 25 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hogs

Noun

In the garden beds, the decorative pigs and cats were blown over.

— Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2026
After that point, it would likely be transferred to another shelter that is more suitable for pigs outside of Los Angeles.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of pigs

Verb

Every prompt, retrieval, reasoning step and autonomous agent action consumes tokens that translate directly into cost.

— Daniel Fallmann, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Naseej estimates that the UAE consumes roughly 500 million textile items annually and generates about 220,000 metric tons of textile waste, 88 percent of which ends up in landfill.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 18 Aug. 2026