Synonyms for boar

Most common

pig · hog · wild boar

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Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A wild boar (Sus scrofa), the wild ancestor of the domesticated pig.

Related words

Word family

boarfish boarish boarlike

Phrases

monster boar wild boar

Forms

Plural

boars → pigs, hogs, barrows…

Example sentences

• pig Don't be such a pig! Leave some for everyone else.
• hog Hey, don't hog them all up! Leave some for me, too.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

pig¹, hog¹

6 letters

barrow²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (barrow² = 2 syllables).

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