Synonyms of belly

belly 1 of 2

noun

ˈbe-lē 

1

as in stomach

a need or desire for food

as dinnertime approached he could think only of his belly

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stomach
• hunger
• appetite
• starvation
• craving
• emptiness
• munchies
• famishment
• malnutrition
• voracity
• rapacity
• fast
• famine
• greed
• undernourishment
• sweet tooth
• ravenousness
• voraciousness
• gluttony
• rapaciousness
• hunger strike
• hoggishness
• gourmandism

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fullness
• fill
• satisfaction
• inappetence
• satiation
• satiety
• glut
• surfeit
• repletion
• repleteness

2

as in corporation

an enlarged or bulging abdomen

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stomach
• corporation
• fat
• paunch
• obesity
• fatness
• potbelly
• gut
• pot
• bay window
• tummy
• beer belly
• breadbasket
• corpulence
• overweight
• stoutness
• heaviness
• plumpness
• chubbiness
• fleshiness
• pudginess
• paunchiness
• portliness
• chunkiness

3

as in abdomen

the part of the body between the chest and the pelvis

a baby with a round little belly

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stomach
• abdomen
• waist
• tummy
• gut
• middle
• breadbasket
• solar plexus
• paunch
• midriff
• thorax
• potbelly

4

as in soul

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

• soul
• heart
• breast
• bosom
• gut
• bone(s)
• blood
• mind
• inside
• core
• quick
• inner space
• heartstrings
• conscience

belly

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verb

1

as in to protrude

to extend outward beyond a usual point

the sails slowly bellied as the wind picked up

Synonyms & Similar Words

• protrude
• poke
• bulge
• swell
• pouch
• stand out
• overhang
• balloon
• project
• beetle
• pout
• jut
• billow
• stick out
• pooch
• bunch
• dome
• start
• bag
• extend
• stretch
• distend
• lengthen
• inflate
• dilate
• mushroom
• elongate
• expand
• snowball
• blow up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shrink
• contract
• compress
• condense
• constrict

2

as in to snake

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

• snake
• crawl
• creep
• slide
• worm
• slither
• wriggle
• crouch
• squat
• grovel
• sneak
• edge
• inch
• nose
• tiptoe
• steal
• skulk

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of belly

Noun

Rather than always keeping her baby bumps concealed or camouflaged, the hitmaker embraced bold colors and cutouts that made her belly a focal point. — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2026

Phillips did his signature celebration — an exaggerated belly rub — which immediately caught the attention of Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. — Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

To play the role, Cruise, as is his custom, has gone all in for the role and drastically transformed his appearance with facial prosthetics, thinning hair and belly-forward padding. — Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Still, the Dolphins displayed a spirit and fire in the belly that many wondered about in the days leading up to the game. — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 27 Sep. 2026

Phrases Containing belly

• Delhi belly
• beer belly
• belly laugh
• belly up