STOMACHS Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

stomachs 1 of 2

noun

plural of stomach

as in bellies

the part of the body between the chest and the pelvis please don't lean on my stomach—I just had a big meal

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stomachs

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verb

present tense third-person singular of stomach

as in handles

to put up with (something painful or difficult) I could no longer stomach working for such a petty tyrant

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Recent Examples of stomachs

Noun

And, apparently, the eerie pictures are turning people's stomachs. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026 Cue a litany of tough guys (and wannabe tough guys) coming for their dough — especially a giant, flawless diamond, which repeatedly changes hands (and stomachs) over the course of the film. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026 Graduate students on Rochman’s team are dissecting fish and finding that manmade bits ingested by some of their catch passed from stomachs into filets. — Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026 Even terrestrial animals are not immune; plastic can enter the food chain, and has been found in the stomachs of Arctic wildlife; and plastic is only part of the bigger story. — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 Scientists have also found giant squid beaks (its biting apparatus) in sperm whale stomachs. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 13 Aug. 2026 Preliminary laboratory tests detected cyanide, while postmortem examinations found tomatoes in the animals’ stomachs. — ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026 About 80 to 100 transgenic larvae were delivered into the Syrian golden hamsters’ stomachs. — Jay Kakade august 05, Refractor, 5 Aug. 2026 The assistants survived by lining their mouths and stomachs with oil or by consuming large meals in advance. — Kimon De Greef, Longreads, 4 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stomachs

Noun

Yes, otters — those adorable little scamps with nearly human faces that mostly lie on their backs at the surface, using their bellies as snack trays.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Our feet are sore, our bellies are full and our hands are sticky — there really were too many dessert items on the list this year.

— Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of bellies

Verb

Loco Films handles sales, while Caramel Films distributes in Spain.

— Callum McLennan, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
Having to balance coverage of this unimaginable tragedy with more typical Housewives scenes is a remarkably tricky balancing act, but one that the show handles well.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of handles

Noun

In other crashes, the handlebars are driven back into riders’ abdomens, causing severe damage to the liver, spleen and pancreas.

— Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
The magazine’s anatomically graphic photos—rats butchered alive, dogs with their faces sliced open, monkeys screaming at the electrodes implanted in their abdomens—seemed like windows into hell.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026

Definition of abdomens

Verb

This elegant 1864 Belle Époque palace stands right next to the Casino de Monte-Carlo and Opera House.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
The executive said the company expects to raise output of the plane — which currently stands at 47 per month — next year.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of stands

Noun

Volume and shape played a starring role as well, from bubble hems and layered ruffles to peplums and drop-waists.

— Rosie Jarman, Vogue, 2 Sep. 2026
New styles for men include relaxed straight painter jeans, baggy cargo and barrel fits and low-rise baggy jeans with drawstring waists.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of waists

Noun

In 1997, John Desler, a former Ole Miss defensive back, and his wife, Leelee, bought the guts of the place from James Purvis, proprietor of Purvis Pool Hall and the town’s most renowned bookie.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026
But to me, the guts and the root of the whole thing is the writing.

— Jewly Hight, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of guts

Verb

The AfD’s success shows the mounting tensions within Germany over whether that identity endures at the core of the new German state or has now outlived its usefulness.

— Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026
Still, the Pyakurel home endures as both a marvel and a reminder as the single structure left standing in a landscape reshaped by loss.

— Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026

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