BELTED Synonyms: 305 Similar and Opposite Words

belted

verb

past tense of belt

as in hit

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner belted the baseball out of the park

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as in wrapped

to encircle or bind with or as if with a belt belted the little boy's pants tightly so they would stay up

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as in lashed

to strike repeatedly belted the punching bag relentlessly

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as in zipped

to proceed or move quickly the boy went belting along on his skateboard

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Recent Examples of belted After the first day’s sessions, participants dispersed to parties; at one, singers in sequins belted out covers while someone played an illuminated, transparent violin. — Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026 The grey shirts and brown tunics are belted in military style. — Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026 In Miami, Rosalía attended the 2026 Billboard Latin Awards in an alluring Tom Ford by Haider Ackermann look; the black skirt suit was complete with a black bra top and belted detail at the waist. — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2026 Dressier iterations had belted, lapel-less jackets reminiscent of a kimono in keeping with the nomadic theme of the collection or replaced the blazer with puff-of-air bombers in airy bouclé knit. — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026 Cleveland also belted two homers — by Daniel Schneemann and Jo Adell — to tie the game at 2 in the sixth. — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026 Durbin belted Cameron’s first pitch into the first row of seats above the Green Monster. — ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026 The range from the verses being super low, the chorus being fully belted out nonstop on the same note, and then that breaking point of the high part. — Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2026 Montgomery belted his 31st on Saturday with a solo shot two batters after Murakami. — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2026

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Verb

The 25-year-old former 19th-round draft pick hit 25 home runs and 29 home runs in 125 games between three levels.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2026
Netanyahu denied that Israel was responsible for worsening conditions for Palestinians in Gaza's tent camps, which have been hit by severe winter flooding.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of hit

Verb

When the gales of November came early, as the song goes, large waves and intense wind lashed the ship on her final voyage.

— Ahmad Bajjey, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
Heavy rains lashed the Gaza Strip, flooding tents and intensifying the misery of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of lashed

Verb

After the Horned Frogs forced a turnover and got into transition, freshman guard Jessie-May Hall zipped a pass to Wooten on the break.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Nov. 2026
Kaprizov zipped a cross-ice pass through the slot that Shabanov redirected past Askarov at the far post.

— CBS News, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of zipped

Verb

In September 2022, NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft smacked into a cosmic rock named Dimorphos at a speed of around 14,000 miles per hour.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2026
Engel smacked two kills and then set the table for two more kills by Isabel Incinelli and Peyton Maulding to spark the comeback.

— Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of smacked

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Each is a spectacular blend of Spanish, African, and Indigenous ingredients and techniques—garlic, onion, peppers, and herbs pounded in a wooden mortar and pestle with Taíno roots called a pilón, binding the island’s ancestral and colonial cultures.

— Von Diaz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Nov. 2026
Valuations have been pounded to multi-year lows on persistent worry that current profits are unsustainable and the group remains vulnerable to any slowdown in data-center builds.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of pounded

Verb

In the fourth quarter, the Chiefs were up eleven points, and Jackson raced along the right edge and into the end zone, clinching the last leg of the parlay.

— New Yorker, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2026
As emergency crews raced to the scene, callers struggled to understand what had happened, and some described what sounded like an explosion.

— Chelsea Jones, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of raced

Verb

The console has already appeared at several maker events, where eager kids have punched and kicked its chunky buttons.

— Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 11 Nov. 2026
Linebacker Nick Bolton punched the ball free from Hall, and Alohi Gilman recovered to set up a short-field touchdown.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 8 Nov. 2026