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 Jonah Heim belted a grand slam and had a career-high six RBI for the Athletics, who lost for the 11th time in 14 games. — Miami Herald, 6 July 2026 Austin Hedges belted a solo homer to center in the fifth against White Sox starter Sean Burke, tying it at 1. — ABC News, 4 July 2026 Minnesota belted six home runs at Yankee Stadium on Saturday. — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 4 July 2026 And two innings later, Cedric Mullins belted a two-run homer. — Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026 James Woods belted a three-run homer for his 22nd of the season, Andrés Chaparro and Nasim Nuñez each hit their first and the Washington Nationals beat the Boston Red Sox 10-2 on Wednesday afternoon at steamy Fenway Park to take the series. — CBS News, 1 July 2026 The mother of two wore a green and white striped Cefinn Studio belted mididress and pointed Mary Jane flats from Rothy’s for her day out. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 28 June 2026 After Siri singled with one out in the ninth, Neto belted an 0-and-1 fastball that landed just beyond the fence in left field. — Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026 During the ninth inning of Wednesday's blowout loss to Oklahoma, Bulldogs shortstop Kolby Branch belted a home run in his final collegiate at-bat. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026

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However, without strong spending activity at home, a heavy reliance on exports makes China particularly vulnerable to a reversal in AI sentiment, which would hit sales of high-tech products.

— Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
Lanageliers started the game at catcher and hit third in the lineup while the American League won a largely uneventful affair, 4-0, at Citizens Bank Park, home of the Phillies.

— Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026

Definition of hit

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In subsequent messages included in charging documents, Robinson referenced engraving bullets and leaving his rifle wrapped in a towel.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Getty Images for Cannes Lions A week after Cannes Lions wrapped, most of the industry is back at their desks and the dust has settled enough to see what actually mattered versus what was just noise on the Croisette.

— Ian Shepherd, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026

Definition of wrapped

Verb

This El Nino, which formed only last month, already zipped past the weak stage and is now considered moderate with no indications of slowing its strengthening, the government forecast said.

— Seth Borenstein, Fortune, 9 July 2026
In the fourth minute, striker Kylian Mbappé just missed putting Les Bleus up early with a shot that zipped by the left post.

— Jasmine Garsd, NPR, 9 July 2026

Definition of zipped

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Eury Perez dominated with seven perfect innings, and the Miami Marlins smacked four homers before holding on for a wild 9-8 victory over the host Athletics on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026
Wyatt-Hodge, who launched the tournament two weeks ago with a century against Sri Lanka, smacked a 32-ball fifty.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 June 2026

Definition of smacked

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Norway’s elite 6-foot-5 goal scorer raced with some of the best in the battle for the Golden Boot in the tournament, given to the player with the most goals, and his performance in DFW put his name firmly on the world stage.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
After a poor first touch with his head, Digne was trying to clear the ball when Yamal raced in from behind to challenge in the penalty area.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026