BELLES Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

belles

noun

plural of belle

as in peaches

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Noun

Use up the last of those fresh summer peaches on this crowd-pleasing fruit cobbler recipe that only calls for six ingredients.

— Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 11 July 2026
The easiest way to peel peaches is by using the blanch and shock method, which makes the skins slide right off.

— Monti Carlo, AJC.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of peaches

Noun

Why so many charmers, devious or otherwise?

— Anna Russell, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
The filmmaker’s passion for foolhardy underdogs and train-wreck charmers electrifies this tale of a postwar striver (an unbelievable Timothée Chalamet) trying to make his name in table tennis.

— David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2025

Definition of charmers

Noun

These low-maintenance garden beauties require less pruning, deadheading, and pest management to keep them looking good.

— Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 July 2026
Shopping market editor Kate McGregor’s new favorite sheets, these scalloped percale beauties from Rebecca Udall, are 50% off right now.

— Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 1 July 2026

Definition of beauties

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What's clear is that this neckline has made both stars look like Greek goddesses straight out of a movie.

— Tatiana Ojea, Glamour, 5 July 2026
The British filmmaker has assembled an eclectic cast to play the heroes and goddesses, sorceresses and swineherds.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 July 2026

Definition of goddesses

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Worker ants carry bait back to the colony and share it with nestmates through a process called trophallaxis, allowing the treatment to reach queens and developing young.

— The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2026
The show reimagines the six Tudor queens as a girl group competing to see who suffered most under their husband, King Henry VIII, before uniting to reclaim their legacies.

— Janey Wetzel, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026

Definition of queens

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