Synonyms of hogs

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pigs
• cormorants
• gluttons
• stuffers
• overeaters
• swillers
• gourmands
• gorgers
• gormandizers
• feasters
• trenchermen
• guzzlers
• munchers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pickers
• dieters
• nibblers

hogs

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of hog

as in corners

Related Words

• corners
• bogarts
• monopolizes
• consumes
• sews up
• owns
• engrosses
• possesses
• absorbs
• has
• controls
• rules
• reigns (over)
• manages
• governs
• commands
• directs
• holds

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hogs

Noun

Even without the hog races, the tailgate seemed to be a success with big crowds on hand to greet Jason Kelce. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2026

The issue has historically been politically taboo to avoid pointing fingers at the powerful agricultural industry in Iowa, one of the country’s top producers of corn, soybeans and hogs. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

The issue has historically been politically taboo for fear of pointing fingers at the powerful agricultural industry in Iowa, one of the country's top producers of corn, soybeans and hogs. — CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

There were hundreds of bikers milling around cheerfully in the showery sunshine and proudly displaying their hogs. — Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2026

Fishmeal helped fuel the post-World War II expansion of industrial chicken and hog farming, particularly in Europe and the United States. — Ian Urbina, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

Bubba’s had been closed for an extended period while Miller recovered from spinal fusion surgery that left him unable to load hogs onto a smoker. — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 8 Oct. 2026

But raising hogs was physically demanding work and became less profitable for the family over time, Faaborg said. — Rachel Cramer, NPR, 21 Sep. 2026

In the public imagination, Housewives with a capital H are fame-hungry attention hogs who would rather throw the $400 bottle of Château Brane-Cantenac Margaux that’s sitting in front of us than sip it, as Cosby is hesitantly doing now. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026