Synonyms of belay

belay

verb

as in to fasten

to attach (a rope) to something so that it is secure

The climber belayed the rope.

Related Words

• fasten
• tie
• clip
• clinch
• pin
• clench
• strap
• clamp
• join
• stick
• bolt
• button
• clasp
• harness
• batten
• affix
• lash
• latch
• tackle
• screw
• hang
• bend
• tack
• cinch
• connect
• glue
• do up
• adhere
• shackle
• rivet
• toggle
• plaster
• yoke
• fix
• staple
• link
• nail
• paste
• lace
• coapt
• hasp
• unite
• resecure
• refasten
• reattach
• refix
• reaffix

Dissimilar Words

• split
• disconnect
• sever
• divide
• separate
• dissociate
• break up
• part
• divorce
• loosen
• uncouple
• loose
• disunite
• sunder
• unlink
• untie
• dissever
• disjoint
• disjoin
• unyoke
• detach
• unbind
• unhook
• unfasten
• undo
• unfix
• unlash

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of belay

The ship’s resting place deep underwater helped preserve key features, like bow clamps and belaying pins, by limiting the growth of invasive quagga mussels, as noted in the release. — Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2025

Drinking should happen after you’re done belaying for the day. — Outside Editors, Outside Online, 3 July 2025

So the climbers who found the elk helped rig him up to belay the creature to the base of the wall, officials said. — Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 7 Jan. 2025

Born as a design concept to give climbers a shoe to wear for quick access to the crag, comfort when belaying and recovery after a climb, the Kragg fills a need. — Tim Newcomb, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024