PIGGISHNESS Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

piggishness

noun

as in gluttonousness

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Noun

This is consistent with the film’s overarching preoccupation with greed, which here takes the form of gluttony.

— Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 16 July 2026
The bicentennial was the moment of nostalgic gluttony that topped them all, with its reenactment of battles, its old-fashioned sailing ships, and its outpouring of sappy patriotic products printed with the magic numerals 76.

— Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026

Definition of gluttony

Noun

The cultural explorations on No Bad Memories amount, to me, to a research paper on consumerism, materialism, and capitalism through the lens of advertising.

— Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 21 Oct. 2026
The artist’s body of work includes jabs at consumerism, materialism, logomania and high-low dressing.

— Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of materialism

Noun

As another city on the margins of America, a place caught between commercialism and conceptualism, there are perhaps few artists better suited to Miami than Baldessari.

— Douglas Markowitz, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026
For those weary of the overt commercialism surrounding those glitzy showpieces, the GAA provides a refreshing antidote.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 27 July 2026

Definition of commercialism

Noun

In the exclusive first-look clip above, O’Connor artfully grapples with his longing to return to music, hugging a past version of himself playing the violin as his face bleeds from a boxing injury.

— Ellise Shafer, Variety, 28 Oct. 2026
Jeanne’s longing is pitiable, but its consequences are appalling.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of longing

Noun

The plan emerged from the House speaker’s desire to limit state spending and pad the state’s reserves.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026
Motivated by a desire to preserve this rarefied world, and to learn more about the country that her parents had fled, Hélène enrolled at Sciences Po and became an expert on the region.

— Madeleine Wulfahrt, New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2026

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