Synonyms of bellies

bellies 1 of 2

noun

plural of belly

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as in stomachs

an enlarged or bulging abdomen

worked hard to get rid of his belly in time to attend his class reunion

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stomachs
• corporations
• potbellies
• paunches
• obesities
• bay windows
• guts
• tummies
• beer bellies
• pots
• fat
• breadbaskets
• overweights
• corpulences

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as in abdomens

the part of the body between the chest and the pelvis

a baby with a round little belly

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stomachs
• abdomens
• waists
• tummies
• guts
• breadbaskets
• midriffs
• middles
• solar plexuses
• paunches
• potbellies
• thoraces
• thoraxes

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as in hearts

the seat of one's deepest thoughts and emotions

in my belly I knew that he wasn't telling the truth, as the details of his story just didn't add up

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hearts
• souls
• bones
• breasts
• bosoms
• minds
• guts
• insides
• blood
• consciences
• heartstrings
• inner spaces
• cores
• quicks

bellies

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verb

present tense third-person singular of belly

1

as in protrudes

to extend outward beyond a usual point

the sails slowly bellied as the wind picked up

Synonyms & Similar Words

• protrudes
• bulges
• pokes
• pouches
• swells
• beetles
• bags
• stands out
• pooches
• billows
• balloons
• projects
• juts
• pouts
• overhangs
• sticks out
• bunches
• starts
• domes
• mushrooms
• distends
• extends
• dilates
• stretches
• inflates
• lengthens
• snowballs
• expands
• elongates
• blows up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• contracts
• shrinks
• compresses
• condenses
• constricts

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as in snakes

to move slowly with the body close to the ground

recruits were forced to belly over the obstacle course under simulated enemy fire

Synonyms & Similar Words

• snakes
• creeps
• crawls
• slides
• worms
• slithers
• edges
• noses
• crouches
• squats
• grovels
• wriggles
• inches
• sneaks
• tiptoes
• steals
• skulks