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

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 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 Attach lattice or hog wire to stakes sunk into the ground so that the grid is parallel to the ground. — Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 July 2026 Been seeing a lot of white tail deer and the occasional gator, bobcat, hog, and even a coyote a few weeks ago! — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2026 The central theme was the figurative — and literal — significance of passing the ball, including asking audience members to ponder what their passing game is like and the ramifications of being a ball hog. — Vahe Gregorian july 10, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026 Not every invasive species is as dramatic or fearsome as a Burmese python or a feral hog—but that doesn’t lessen their impact on native ecosystems. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 8 July 2026 At the same time, industrial production of larger, leaner hogs expanded, and pork shoulders became more practical to cook. — Amethyst Ganaway, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hogs

Noun

Nathu is told that the carcass is required for veterinary purposes, but it is later placed on the steps of a mosque to provoke Muslim anger since pigs are traditionally considered unclean in Islam.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
The daughter of Helios, the sun god, Circe famously turns Odysseus' men into pigs but fails to curse the protagonist himself.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026

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Verb

And the human brain only consumes about 20 watts of energy doing that.

— Jackie Snow, IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2026
Every prompt, response, and autonomous agent interaction consumes tokens, and as AI systems become more sophisticated, usage can scale from thousands to millions—or even trillions—of tokens.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 29 July 2026