PIGGY Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

piggy

adjective

Definition of piggy

as in piggish

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Recent Examples of piggy The optional desk-plus-hutch ($2,245) can store books, pictures, piggy banks, globes and trophies, Gruman says. — Lindsey M. Roberts, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2022 The Fed’s latest spending report noted that the savings rate has declined, suggesting that consumers are keeping the party going by robbing their piggy banks. — Greg Petro, Forbes, 2 June 2022 Their houses are piggy banks, their retirement accounts are up and their bosses are eager to please. — New York Times, 10 May 2022 Prior to the current coloring book program, First Federal Lakewood gave away piggy banks. — John Benson, cleveland, 20 Apr. 2022 See All Example Sentences for piggy

Recent Examples of Synonyms for piggy

Adjective

The Pork Belly A breakfast diner that added piggish flair to Kuna’s dining scene is no more.

— Michael Deeds January 1, Idaho Statesman, 1 Jan. 2026
The merged generative AI model is bloated and runs extremely slowly, possibly so piggish that using it on everyday tasks is exasperating and imprudent due to enormous delays while processing.

— Lance Eliot, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024

Definition of piggish

Adjective

Gullion calculates such gluttonous habits to be similar to a 150-pound person eating 27 pounds of chow at one sitting.

— Tom Huggler, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026
There’s a gluttonous amount of food content out there waiting to be devoured, but none of it is like Emeril Live.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2026

Definition of gluttonous

Adjective

However, the process doesn’t erase the optics, which are as underhanded and greedy as ever.

— Tyrone E. Keys Jr, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2026
If enough people are angry at the greedy capitalists and find a rationale to blame them for their woes, the idea of socialism becomes more attractive.

— Mike Patton, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of greedy

Adjective

Spurred by tech giants’ insatiable appetite for computing power to dominate frontier models, the unprecedented global expansion of AI infrastructure has created demand so enormous that no single country can satisfy it.

— John Liu, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
Add to the mix what seems to be an insatiable demand for debt by tech companies to build data centers and other infrastructure for artificial intelligence.

— Matt Peterson, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026