Synonyms of stomach

stomach 1 of 2

noun

ˈstə-mək 

1

as in abdomen

the part of the body between the chest and the pelvis

please don't lean on my stomach—I just had a big meal

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abdomen
• belly
• waist
• gut
• tummy
• middle
• breadbasket
• solar plexus
• paunch
• midriff
• thorax
• potbelly

2

as in appetite

a need or desire for food

the cake looks delicious, but I'm afraid that I have no stomach for sweets right now

Synonyms & Similar Words

• appetite
• hunger
• starvation
• belly
• craving
• emptiness
• munchies
• famishment
• malnutrition
• voracity
• rapacity
• greed
• famine
• undernourishment
• fast
• ravenousness
• sweet tooth
• voraciousness
• rapaciousness
• gluttony
• hunger strike
• gourmandism
• hoggishness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fullness
• fill
• satisfaction
• inappetence
• satiation
• satiety
• repletion
• glut
• surfeit
• repleteness

stomach

2 of 2

verb

as in to tolerate

to put up with (something painful or difficult)

I could no longer stomach working for such a petty tyrant

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tolerate
• handle
• stand
• endure
• accept
• take
• bear
• swallow
• sustain
• absorb
• stand for
• lump (it)
• countenance
• brook
• wear
• live with
• support
• pocket
• meet
• hack
• sweat out
• abide
• stick out
• go
• suffer
• bide
• tough it out
• permit
• allow
• reconcile (to)
• submit (to)
• yield (to)
• consent (to)
• agree (with or to)
• assent (to)
• respect
• acquiesce
• capitulate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refuse
• reject
• fight
• dismiss
• resist
• decline
• combat
• avoid
• oppose
• repudiate
• escape
• contest
• turn down
• miss
• evade
• bypass
• spurn
• circumvent
• refrain (from)
• elude
• dodge
• abstain (from)
• forbear

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stomach

Noun

Once again, nobody seems to have the stomach to stand up to her, and the Italian Prime Minister begins to deliver his speech. — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2026

Stomach Bile In one sequence of the film, Jay finds himself in the whale’s stomach bile. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 17 Oct. 2026

Verb

In Colorado, the staggering die-off of the majestic pines is difficult to stomach. — Jennifer Oldham, Denver Post, 8 Oct. 2026

People are finding the allegations increasingly difficult to stomach. — Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

Phrases Containing stomach

• turn one's stomach

Video

When Body Parts Are Also Verbs

Editor Peter Sokolowski breaks down a number of body parts with metaphorical uses as verbs, from head to toe.

Transcript:

Many parts of the body can be used as verbs in either a physical or a metaphorical sense. You can head a company, but if things go wrong you'll have to shoulder the blame, or face your investors. A good leader backs their employees, but if you don't toe the line you might get skinned. Did you muscle your way into that job? You might eye someone suspiciously, or wait for the police to finger a suspect. But if you need to get out of town, try thumbing a ride. You can ride with me if you can stomach the thought. I don't always sing along to the radio, but you might see me mouthing the words.