Synonyms of bellies

bellies 1 of 2

noun

plural of belly

1

as in stomachs

an enlarged or bulging abdomen

worked hard to get rid of his belly in time to attend his class reunion

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stomachs
• corporations
• potbellies
• paunches
• obesities
• bay windows
• guts
• tummies
• beer bellies
• pots
• fat
• breadbaskets
• overweights
• corpulences

2

as in abdomens

the part of the body between the chest and the pelvis

a baby with a round little belly

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stomachs
• abdomens
• waists
• tummies
• guts
• breadbaskets
• midriffs
• solar plexuses
• middles
• paunches
• potbellies
• thoraxes

3

as in hearts

the seat of one's deepest thoughts and emotions

in my belly I knew that he wasn't telling the truth, as the details of his story just didn't add up

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hearts
• souls
• bones
• breasts
• bosoms
• minds
• guts
• insides
• blood
• consciences
• heartstrings
• inner spaces
• cores
• quicks

bellies

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verb

present tense third-person singular of belly

1

as in protrudes

to extend outward beyond a usual point

the sails slowly bellied as the wind picked up

Synonyms & Similar Words

• protrudes
• bulges
• pokes
• pouches
• swells
• beetles
• bags
• stands out
• pooches
• billows
• balloons
• projects
• juts
• pouts
• overhangs
• sticks out
• bunches
• starts
• domes
• mushrooms
• distends
• extends
• dilates
• stretches
• inflates
• lengthens
• snowballs
• expands
• elongates
• blows up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• contracts
• shrinks
• compresses
• condenses
• constricts

2

as in snakes

to move slowly with the body close to the ground

recruits were forced to belly over the obstacle course under simulated enemy fire

Synonyms & Similar Words

• snakes
• creeps
• crawls
• slides
• worms
• slithers
• edges
• noses
• crouches
• squats
• grovels
• wriggles
• inches
• sneaks
• tiptoes
• steals
• skulks

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bellies

Noun

Proof that the babies aren’t born with hatred in their bellies and in their blood. — Literary Hub, 6 July 2026

Every day, the snow crept farther down the mountains, and as the horses waded the creeks, ice froze on their tails and bellies. — Dolores Brown, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026

After blinding Polyphemus, the men flee by clinging to the bellies of his monstrous sheep. — Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 June 2026

While Formula 1 can fly its grid around the world in the bellies of air transporters, the outsized, awkward dimensions of a foiling catamaran hull make aviation a non-starter. — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 27 May 2026

All sleek lines of Range Rover perfection, shining like it's been buffed by the soft bellies of kittens. — ABC News, 26 May 2026

Their easy, hedonic seductiveness emerges, too, via Yuskavage’s lush, rounded, fleshy brushstrokes (a different sort of stroke material, for the patriarchy or for anyone else), which render everything from boobs to bellies to nipples smooth and swollen, like a succulent fruit fixing to burst. — Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 23 May 2026

Brew bellies, however, may abound. — Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 15 May 2026

The best laughs — loud, distinctive, recognizable — come from soft bellies. — Erin Entrada Kelly, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026