as in to gorge
to eat greedily or to excess
one holiday when you're expected to pig out on junk food
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pig out
Verb
-
The cafeteria caved, and students were once again able to gorge on cookies at the bargain price of 25 cents apiece.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025 -
People are talking about the storm while the gulls gorge on bread and peck at chicken bones.—
Deborah Levy,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
Verb
-
Jonathan Taylor feasting today.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
14 Sep. 2025
-
Crosby should feast in his matchups against rookie left tackle Will Campbell and aging right tackle Morgan Moses.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Pig out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pig%20out. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share