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

The expendable 59-foot-tall (18-meter-tall) launcher debuted with a test flight in 2017 and has 83 missions under its belt to date. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Additionally, every belt opening and buttonhole is individually measured, cut and finished, including the holes along the back belt and those used for the pocket flaps. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 10 Aug. 2026

Verb

Rumfield got another across in the fifth, and McCarthy belted a two-run shot to center in the sixth. — ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026

Trammell put his head down after Monday's loss, went back to the drawing board, and ended up belting a three-run shot last night. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing belt

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