Synonyms of belts

belts 1 of 3

noun (1)

plural of belt

1

as in punches

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

• punches
• blows
• thumps
• thuds
• pounds
• hits
• strokes
• slaps
• swipes
• clips
• whacks
• spanks
• knocks
• hooks
• licks
• cuffs
• beats
• pokes
• bangs
• smacks
• claps
• socks
• slams
• stripes
• switches
• pelts
• chops
• hands
• knees
• raps
• welts
• boxes
• clouts
• buffets
• haymakers
• bats
• kicks
• lashes
• stingers
• swats
• fillips
• hacks
• slugs
• biffs
• cracks
• bops
• thwacks
• whams
• picks
• whops
• swings
• lickings
• plumps
• smashes
• busts
• bashes
• dabs
• larrups
• wallops
• douses
• beatings
• counters
• whips
• counterstrokes
• rights
• lefts
• counterblows
• roundhouses
• counterpunches
• rabbit punches
• body blows
• sidewinders
• uppercuts
• sucker punches
• shivers
• whippings
• batterings
• thrashings
• knockdowns
• crunchers
• pastings
• kayos
• right-handers
• knockouts
• KOs
• bastinadoes
• wallopings
• drubbings
• one-twos

2

as in drinks

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

• drinks
• sips
• gulps
• nips
• swallows
• slugs
• swigs
• drafts
• snorts
• sups
• shots
• drops
• swills
• quaffs
• drags
• drams

belts

2 of 3

noun (2)

plural of belt

1

as in sashes

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

a drugstore cowboy who loves his fancily decorated belt

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sashes
• ribbons
• girdles
• cummerbunds
• cinctures
• waistbands
• self-belts
• loops
• ceintures
• bandoliers
• rings
• bands
• baldrics
• circles
• Sam Browne belts
• obis
• cesti

2

as in parts

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

• parts
• necks
• regions
• lands
• tracts
• zones
• corridors
• districts
• territories
• domains
• realms
• latitudes
• terrains
• ranges
• neighborhoods
• vicinities

belts

3 of 3

verb

present tense third-person singular of belt

1

as in clips

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

belted the baseball out of the park

Synonyms & Similar Words

• punches
• clips
• hits
• slaps
• claps
• slams
• bangs
• knocks
• smacks
• pounds
• strikes
• whacks
• boxes
• cracks
• nails
• bats
• swipes
• socks
• hammers
• tags
• clocks
• kicks
• taps
• thumps
• clouts
• raps
• jabs
• bludgeons
• licks
• bashes
• bobs
• slugs
• flicks
• thwacks
• chops
• shoves
• pastes
• pushes
• swats
• whales
• bops
• pokes
• wallops
• zaps
• stabs
• clobbers
• bonks
• busts
• cuffs
• bumps
• biffs
• smites
• strokes
• slogs
• laces
• knees
• beats
• stamps
• peppers
• mauls
• pelts
• buffets
• pommels
• butts
• whips
• batters
• pummels
• hangs one on
• decks
• mangles
• slashes
• roughs
• drubs
• clubs
• scuffs
• canes
• spears
• floors
• dumps
• jostles
• lashes
• prods
• bowls (down or over)
• switches
• levels
• beans
• creams
• bunts
• skulls
• knocks down
• sledges
• flails
• bungs
• brains
• conks
• lambastes
• cudgels
• saps
• fells
• thrashes
• flogs
• sledgehammers
• sucker punches
• rabbit-punches

2

as in wraps

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

• wraps
• bandages
• circles
• girts
• girths
• girdles
• tapes
• bands
• engirds
• engirdles
• loops
• girds
• begirds
• enwinds
• wires
• trusses
• ropes
• chains
• cords
• winds
• ties up
• enchains
• lashes
• wreathes
• shackles
• swathes
• enwreathes
• enswathes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unwraps
• unties
• unwinds
• ungirds
• unbinds
• unshackles
• unlashes

3

as in pounds

to strike repeatedly

belted the punching bag relentlessly

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pounds
• licks
• whips
• hides
• lashes
• pelts
• beats
• punches
• hits
• batters
• thumps
• attacks
• does
• slaps
• knocks
• bats
• assaults
• spanks
• smashes
• clubs
• hammers
• paddles
• laces
• slams
• boxes
• mauls
• chops
• slates
• switches
• tans
• raids
• bludgeons
• works over
• buffets
• punches out
• threshes
• pummels
• pommels
• curries
• whales
• bashes
• straps
• thrashes
• storms
• flogs
• lathers
• wallops
• wounds
• drubs
• bastes
• belabors
• smacks
• roughs (up)
• socks
• fibs
• whacks
• cuffs
• slogs
• swipes
• cracks
• tromps
• lambastes
• messes (up)
• whops
• beats up on
• birches
• bungs up
• leathers
• whups
• descends (on or upon)
• clouts
• canes
• pastes
• rushes
• swats
• jumps (on)
• lams
• thwacks
• cudgels
• whams
• flagellates
• clobbers
• lays on
• busts
• assails
• besets
• scourges
• lacerates
• gores
• pounces (on or upon)
• horsewhips
• whomps
• pistol-whips
• blackjacks
• cowhides
• rawhides
• mutilates
• fustigates
• mangles
• maims

4

as in races

to proceed or move quickly

the boy went belting along on his skateboard

Synonyms & Similar Words

• races
• zips
• speeds
• drives
• travels
• flies
• rushes
• scurries
• hurries
• trots
• jumps
• bowls
• chases
• buzzes
• bolts
• scoots
• runs
• barrels
• darts
• motors
• blows
• rams
• tears
• jets
• rips
• dashes
• steps
• courses
• careers
• whirls
• blasts
• zooms
• rustles
• pelts
• humps
• bundles
• rockets
• jogs
• scuttles
• shoots
• cracks (on)
• blazes
• bustles
• nips
• bombs
• whisks
• hustles
• beats it
• hies
• breezes
• hurls
• steps on it
• makes tracks
• hurtles
• hares
• hastens
• highballs
• cannonballs
• careens
• shakes a leg
• gallops
• hotfoots (it)
• beetles
• gets a move on
• streaks
• sprints
• flits
• stampedes
• scampers
• scuds
• accelerates
• whizzes
• arrows
• scuffles
• steps out
• overtakes
• outpaces
• outruns
• outstrips
• quickens
• catches up
• beelines
• fast-forwards

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crawls
• drags
• pokes
• lags
• hangs (around or out)
• creeps
• lingers
• pokes
• strolls
• loiters
• tarries
• shuffles
• dawdles
• dallies
• saunters
• ambles
• slows (down or up)
• plods
• dillydallies
• decelerates
• lumbers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of belts

Noun

Ricochet says the current Trios Champions stole the belts from them and demands a rematch before telling Strickland to leave the arena. — Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026

Many of those joining the Knights for the first time had previous playing time under their belts, with 14 transfers being upperclassmen. — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026

While significantly dimmer than Jupiter, modest telescopes easily reveal its brilliant rings, and the belts and zones within the planet’s atmosphere. — Damian Peach, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2026

Maybe the only way to justify a magnetic attraction to wanting my bags, shoes and belts to be studded, spiky, pierced and heavy is by connecting the dots. — Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026

Customers can find the bags at Whole Foods' self-checkout, checkout lanes, register belts, product displays and the Whole Body department, according to the Fishwife website. — Greta Cross, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026

Baseball caps, baseball jerseys, belts with attached buckles, blouses and general purpose boots. — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Aug. 2026

That game was played on the training pitches next to the Estadio Algarve, where another 11 players got a full game under their belts a few hours later. — Paul Taylor, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026

Absolutely’s groundedness can, in part, be credited to the journey of creating her second studio album, Paracosm, a dark-leaning, 13-track record that features self-examining lyrics and dynamic vocals, ranging from airy whispers to soaring belts. — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 30 July 2026

Verb

Billy Bob Thornton belts a song while on stage at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on July 19. — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026

Mike Schmidt belts the 535th home run of his career during 1st inning off Padres starting pitcher Andy Hawkins, moving Schmidt past Jimmie Foxx into sole possession of 8th place on the all-time home run list. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026

In the defining scene of Sinners, Sammie belts the tune at a juke joint as a brief history of Black music unfurls around him. — Mano Sundaresan, Pitchfork, 12 Mar. 2026

Vanessa Orozco is a vocal powerhouse as Reina, who belts out ballad after ballad and credibly portrays her character’s desperation and determination. — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026