Synonyms of belt

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noun (1)

1

as in punch

a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument

delivered a shattering belt to the rock with a hammer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• punch
• blow
• thump
• hit
• slap
• thud
• swipe
• stroke
• pound
• knock
• whack
• clip
• spank
• smack
• poke
• beat
• hook
• bang
• lick
• cuff
• slam
• switch
• lash
• stripe
• clap
• knee
• chop
• kick
• box
• sock
• bat
• rap
• welt
• pelt
• crack
• slug
• clout
• smash
• stinger
• buffet
• bust
• hack
• swat
• bop
• plump
• pick
• swing
• bash
• pounding
• wham
• hand
• dab
• biff
• thwack
• wallop
• fillip
• beating
• haymaker
• licking
• counter
• left
• larrup
• whop
• douse
• right
• whip
• body blow
• roundhouse
• counterstroke
• sucker punch
• whipping
• hammering
• counterblow
• uppercut
• sidewinder
• shiver
• one-two
• knockout
• thrashing
• rabbit punch
• battering
• pummeling
• knockdown
• KO
• flogging
• counterpunch
• pasting
• cruncher
• drubbing
• bastinado
• cudgeling
• bludgeoning
• right-hander
• clobbering
• kayo
• walloping
• lambasting

2

as in drink

the portion of a serving of a beverage that is swallowed at one time

he knocked back a belt of whiskey before leaving

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drink
• sip
• gulp
• swallow
• slug
• sup
• swig
• nip
• draft
• shot
• snort
• drop
• drag
• swill
• quaff
• dram

belt

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noun (2)

ˈbelt 

1

as in sash

a strip of flexible material (as leather) worn around the waist

a drugstore cowboy who loves his fancily decorated belt

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sash
• ribbon
• girdle
• cummerbund
• cincture
• waistband
• self-belt
• ceinture
• loop
• ring
• band
• baldric
• bandolier
• circle
• obi
• Sam Browne belt
• cestus

2

as in neck

a broad geographical area

that part of the country is sometimes called "the farm belt" because of the number of farms there

Synonyms & Similar Words

• neck
• region
• part(s)
• land
• tract
• zone
• district
• corridor
• territory
• domain
• terrain
• realm
• vicinity
• range
• neighborhood
• latitude(s)

belt

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verb

1

as in to hit

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner

belted the baseball out of the park

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hit
• punch
• slap
• knock
• clip
• smack
• slam
• bang
• clap
• strike
• whack
• pound
• bat
• crack
• swipe
• box
• tag
• kick
• nail
• hammer
• clock
• tap
• thump
• clout
• rap
• push
• slug
• sock
• bash
• jab
• shove
• bob
• flick
• clobber
• lick
• chop
• bop
• bust
• bludgeon
• swat
• paste
• poke
• zap
• whale
• bump
• thwack
• smite
• cuff
• wallop
• stroke
• stab
• bonk
• knee
• slog
• rough
• biff
• pepper
• beat
• maul
• hang one on
• pommel
• batter
• lace
• bung
• pummel
• pelt
• lash
• stamp
• deck
• butt
• cane
• slash
• buffet
• mangle
• whip
• spear
• floor
• cream
• scuff
• fell
• dump
• club
• brain
• skull
• jostle
• bean
• switch
• drub
• bunt
• level
• flail
• sledge
• knock down
• lambaste
• prod
• bowl (down or over)
• cudgel
• sap
• conk
• sucker punch
• thrash
• flog
• sledgehammer
• rabbit-punch

2

as in to wrap

to encircle or bind with or as if with a belt

belted the little boy's pants tightly so they would stay up

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wrap
• girt
• bandage
• circle
• girdle
• girth
• engird
• band
• engirdle
• loop
• tape
• gird
• rope
• begird
• tie up
• enwind
• cord
• truss
• wire
• lash
• wind
• chain
• swathe
• shackle
• wreathe
• enchain
• enwreathe
• enswathe

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unwrap
• untie
• unwind
• ungird
• unshackle
• unbind
• unlash

3

as in to lick

to strike repeatedly

belted the punching bag relentlessly

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lick
• lash
• hide
• pound
• whip
• pelt
• batter
• beat
• hit
• punch
• do
• knock
• assault
• bat
• slap
• thump
• attack
• spank
• smash
• tan
• slam
• maul
• paddle
• slate
• club
• punch out
• box
• hammer
• chop
• pommel
• lace
• switch
• raid
• work over
• pummel
• curry
• bash
• buffet
• bludgeon
• strap
• rough (up)
• smack
• thresh
• wound
• whale
• storm
• thrash
• birch
• lather
• baste
• beat up on
• whack
• wallop
• flog
• whop
• belabor
• whup
• bung up
• leather
• drub
• slog
• swipe
• cuff
• fib
• lambaste
• mess (up)
• crack
• cane
• clout
• descend (on or upon)
• tromp
• sock
• lay on
• cudgel
• swat
• rush
• paste
• pounce (on or upon)
• clobber
• jump (on)
• lam
• bust
• wham
• assail
• beset
• horsewhip
• thwack
• flagellate
• rawhide
• scourge
• blackjack
• cowhide
• lacerate
• gore
• whomp
• fustigate
• mangle
• pistol-whip
• mutilate
• maim

4

as in to race

to proceed or move quickly

the boy went belting along on his skateboard

Synonyms & Similar Words

• race
• speed
• zip
• travel
• fly
• drive
• trot
• hurry
• rush
• jump
• scurry
• run
• chase
• scoot
• buzz
• bolt
• blow
• dart
• motor
• bowl
• step
• dash
• jet
• tear
• rip
• course
• barrel
• career
• breeze
• rocket
• ram
• zoom
• scuttle
• crack (on)
• blast
• rustle
• shoot
• jog
• hie
• whirl
• whisk
• hustle
• bundle
• hump
• pelt
• beat it
• hare
• nip
• blaze
• hurl
• bustle
• step on it
• make tracks
• bomb
• hasten
• highball
• hurtle
• get a move on
• shake a leg
• gallop
• cannonball
• careen
• streak
• hotfoot (it)
• beetle
• accelerate
• flit
• stampede
• step out
• sprint
• scamper
• scuffle
• arrow
• overtake
• catch up
• whiz
• scud
• outrun
• outpace
• quicken
• outstrip
• fast-forward
• beeline

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• creep
• drag
• crawl
• poke
• hang (around or out)
• lag
• linger
• poke
• shuffle
• tarry
• stroll
• loiter
• dawdle
• saunter
• lumber
• slow (down or up)
• amble
• plod
• decelerate
• dillydally
• dally

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of belt

Noun

When using booster seats with lap belts for older children, make sure the belt is across the pelvic area and the shoulder strap is across the shoulder. — Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2026

With upward of 50,000 dog portraits under his belt, Friedman has mastered the art of the pup portrait. — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026

Verb

Montgomery belted his 31st on Saturday with a solo shot two batters after Murakami. — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2026

Many visual motifs emerge, most notably the men in the crowd who shed any inhibitions to cry, dance, and belt the songs at the top of their lungs. — Marshall Shaffer, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026

Phrases Containing belt

• below the belt
• belt (down)
• belt up