Synonyms of pigs

pigs

noun

plural of pig

as in hogs

one who eats greedily or too much

all-you-can-eat buffets seem to encourage some people to become shameless pigs

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pickers
• dieters
• nibblers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pigs

What to read next There, her parents are transformed into pigs and Chihiro is thrust into a vibrant but terrifying underworld. — David Faris, TheWeek, 14 Aug. 2026

The most recent population figures, from 2016, estimated that 7 million feral pigs were loose in the nation then. — Aaron Smith, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026

The animals were living there, the pigs, the horses, everyone was there. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2026

Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick Bacon and his wife, Kyra Sedgwick, share their Connecticut farm with a variety of animals, including four goats, two pigs, three miniature horses and three alpacas. — Ilana Frost, PEOPLE, 11 Aug. 2026

In animals that have litters, such as rodents, dogs, cats, pigs and kangaroos, a dead fetus will be reabsorbed by the mother’s body to protect the rest of her offspring. — Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

The family travels around Indiana and Michigan to show animals, including sheep, goats and pigs. — Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

Highlights are contests, truck pulls, live music, racing pigs. — Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026

Between October and February, black Iberian pigs feast on the acorns beneath the trees; in the spring, sheep are shipped in to graze. — Lucy Gillmore, Travel + Leisure, 30 July 2026