hog wild

adjective

Definition of hog wildnext
as in barbaric

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Recent Examples of hog wild Another concern is that therapists might go hog wild and try to sign up an excessive number of clients. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 6 Mar. 2026 Imagine that some program that got approved to use the API goes hog wild. — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2023 Two years ago, Washington went hog wild with unemployment benefits and there was a big growth bang. — WSJ, 30 June 2022 Hunters in Hays and Caldwell counties are about to go hog wild. — Annie Blanks, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Jan. 2022 But Green Bay seems destined for another NFC North bid, while a deep NFC West (every team has won at least two) is threatening to hog wild-card bids. — Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2020 Bacon lovers, get ready to go hog wild over Dunkin's newest item. — Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hog wild
  1. barbaric
  2. uninhibited
  3. riotous
  4. wild
  5. uncontrollable
Adjective
  • In no way can [Hasan's] actions be condoned but this decision is a barbaric promotion of a culture of death and must be reconsidered.
    — Dan Mangan,Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Earlier today Opinion Megan McArdle Think a firing squad is barbaric?
    — Edith Pritchett, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of barbaric
Adjective
  • And Ibiza provides an appropriately uninhibited first setting.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Across 13 tracks, Emjay (whose stage name is an acronym for her real name, María José) fuses genres like pop, rock, trap and hyperpop, turning the mix into an act of uninhibited freedom.
    — Lyndsey Havens, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of uninhibited
Adjective
  • The riotous 640-page doorstopper grapples with homophobia then and now, the lingering specter of colonialism, the tumult of the AIDS crisis, and frameworks of power that demand dominance or submission.
    — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Adéla draws from the Britney Spears playbook on the track and ends up with a riotous song destined for Top 40 dominance.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of riotous
Adjective
  • The study, led by researchers at the University of Nottingham and Tohoku University in Japan, examined wild Euhadra snails to understand the biological mechanisms behind this phenomenon, known as chirality.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The leaves aren’t the only things wild with color this season.
    — Ciarra Lorren Zatorski, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of wild
Adjective
  • When energy is left stranded in a battery that becomes submerged in salt water, that can lead to a short circuit and an uncontrollable increase in temperature.
    — Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Elementary school students may have tantrums, be clingy, have toileting accidents, engage in uncontrollable crying or become less talkative as a result of changes in schools, homes and caregivers.
    — Nikki R Wooten, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of uncontrollable

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“Hog wild.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hog%20wild. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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