Synonyms of belly up

belly up

verb

as in to close

to come near or nearer

belly up to the buffet table and help yourselves

Synonyms & Similar Words

• close
• approach
• draw on
• come
• near
• close in
• come up
• show up
• arrive
• land
• reach
• turn up
• attain
• hit
• nigh
• sneak up
• creep up
• gain
• waltz (up)
• border
• touch
• verge
• make
• adjoin

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• back (up or away)
• withdraw
• retire
• recede
• retreat
• run away
• walk out
• leave
• remove
• go
• clear out
• pull out
• take off
• exit
• quit
• depart
• shove (off)
• light out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of belly up

Eventually, the infrastructure got used, although plenty of companies went belly up in the interim. — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026

Another set of execs and filmmakers wouldn’t have bellied up to this grim, gross anti-hero to round out their first trio of movies meant to reset a massive franchise. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 21 Oct. 2026

Try polka lessons, dress in your dirndl for the costume contests, or belly up to the bar for a shotski world record attempt. — Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Midwest Living, 1 Sep. 2026

Topline Google agreed to pay $10 million for an enormous trove of business data from bankrupt Spirit Airlines—raising questions about what happens to privacy after a company goes belly up and AI swoops in. — Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

And then, suddenly, a male orca soared into view, belly up, and smashed his head into the dead fish. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 23 July 2026

Snorkel with turtles in the Tobago Cays; relax on Canouan’s Godahl Beach; or belly up to Basil’s Bar on Mustique. — Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon, Travel + Leisure, 18 July 2026

Dominick’s, a nearly century-old company that once had some 70-plus outlets across Chicagoland, went belly up at the end of 2013 as competition from independents and chains took its toll. — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026

The new place has a bar to belly up to, a beat-up car for families and kids to play in and pose for the 'Gram and TikTok, and colorful neon signs. — Charlie D'agata, CBS News, 10 June 2026