swinish

adjective

ˈswī-nish How to pronounce swinish (audio)
Definition of swinishnext
1
as in greedy
having a huge appetite the more swinish diners attacked the all-you-can-eat buffet with gusto

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2
as in brute
having or showing the nature and appetites of a lower animal we were appalled by the rude and swinish behavior some people thought it was all right to display in public

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Recent Examples of swinish Consider this evilmeister’s brazen acts of treason and revenge, unbounded deceit, swinish immorality and negative role modeling. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026 Little-Turnstile, High Holborn, London, Spence turned out a penny weekly called Pig’s Meat; or lessons for the swinish multitude. — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 7 Sep. 2025 Another, Cora, is saddled with a swinish husband who tries to gaslight her whenever his chronic infidelity is exposed. — Sarah Lyall, New York Times, 27 May 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swinish
  1. greedy
  2. brute
  3. piggish
  4. brutal
  5. feral
Adjective
  • Michigan came away looking like the greedy usurper that stole Western Michigan’s moment of glory, even if the Wolverines had nothing to do with the Big Ten replay procedure.
    — Austin Meek, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Bartlett’s greedy son gives us someone to root against, and Anderson, though in a understated role, continues her career resurgence in style.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of greedy
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  • Its style is terse, cool, and detached, presenting warfare as primarily a problem of calculation rather than brute force or individual courage.
    — Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Its evolution and that of the surrounding estate have been determined by border disputes between papal states and grand duchies, by World Wars, and, in the second half of the 20th century, by brute economics, industrialization, and urbanization.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of brute
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  • Grabs a ketchup bottle and garnishes his face, before squirting mustard into his hateful, piggish eyes.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of piggish
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  • When everything changed, as the dust literally settled on the most brutal terror attack on United States soil, the prevailing impulse among NFL owners was to play the games.
    — Michael Silver, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The cuts and the freezing of public funding for the film industry have been brutal for Argentine cinema.
    — Roberto Prieto, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of brutal
Adjective
  • Such contradictions, that cats can be both domesticated and yet somewhat feral, is part of their appeal, says comedian Drennon Davis, whose four cats have found internet fame via his short-form videos.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • After that feral beginning, the rest of the album is mostly contemplative, wistful, and understated, amid cascading guitars and various sounds that are at times acoustic or gently swirling.
    — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of feral

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“Swinish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swinish. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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