Antonyms for belt
bɛltbelt

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1. beltverb

   To encircle.

   The small town was belted by cornfields in all directions.

   Synonyms:
   surround, girdle, circle

2. beltverb

   A band used as a restraint for safety purposes, such as a seat belt.

   Keep your belt fastened; this is going to be quite a bumpy ride.

   Synonyms:
   fasten, buckle, strap

3. beltnoun

   A band that is used in a machine to help transfer motion or power.

   The motor had a single belt that snaked its way back and forth around a variety of wheels.

   Synonyms:
   strap, whip

4. beltverb

   A powerful blow, often made with a fist or heavy object.

   He belted out the national anthem.

   Synonyms:
   wallop, punch, sock, blow

5. beltverb

   A quick drink of liquor.

   Care to join me in a belt of scotch?

   Synonyms:
   slurp, zoom, book, pound, speed, gulp, whiz

6. beltnoun

   To hit someone or something.

   The angry player belted the official across the face, and as a result was ejected from the game.

   Synonyms:
   clobber, bash, wallop, smack

7. beltnoun

   To move very fast

   He was really belting along.

   Synonyms:
   girdle, sash, waistband, strap

8. beltnoun

   Synonyms:
   safety belt, restraint, seat belt

Matched Categories

1. • Accessory
   • Ammunition
   • Blow
   • Fasten
   • Hit
   • Loop
   • Path
   • Region
   • Sing

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1. beltnoun

   endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys

   Antonyms:
   unbelt

   Synonyms:
   whack, belt ammunition, knock, whang, bang, swath, smash, bash, belted ammunition, rap

2. beltnoun

   a band to tie or buckle around the body (usually at the waist)

   Antonyms:
   unbelt

   Synonyms:
   whack, belt ammunition, knock, whang, bang, swath, smash, bash, belted ammunition, rap

3. beltnoun

   an elongated region where a specific condition or characteristic is found

   "a belt of high pressure"

   Antonyms:
   unbelt

   Synonyms:
   whack, belt ammunition, knock, whang, bang, swath, smash, bash, belted ammunition, rap

4. knock, bash, bang, smash, beltnoun

   a vigorous blow

   "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head"

   Antonyms:
   unbelt

   Synonyms:
   crash, bam, swath, boot, clap, bang, fringe, strike, thrill, smasher, roast, rap, belted ammunition, kick, knock, rush, flush, overhead, brawl, smash-up, belt ammunition, charge, whang, whack, hit, knocking, eruption, bash, do, blast, smash

5. swath, beltnoun

   a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing)

   Antonyms:
   unbelt

   Synonyms:
   whack, belt ammunition, knock, bang, whang, swath, smash, belted ammunition, bash, rap

6. belt, belt ammunition, belted ammunitionnoun

   ammunition (usually of small caliber) loaded in flexible linked strips for use in a machine gun

   Antonyms:
   unbelt

   Synonyms:
   whack, belt ammunition, knock, whang, bang, swath, smash, bash, belted ammunition, rap

7. knock, belt, rap, whack, whangverb

   the act of hitting vigorously

   "he gave the table a whack"

   Antonyms:
   unbelt

   Synonyms:
   bang, strike, swath, roast, rap, tap, knock, belted ammunition, pat, belt ammunition, blame, whang, whack, rap music, knocking, bash, hip-hop, smash

8. belt out, beltverb

   sing loudly and forcefully

   Antonyms:
   unbelt

   Synonyms:
   belt out

9. beltverb

   deliver a blow to

   "He belted his opponent"

   Antonyms:
   unbelt

   Synonyms:
   belt out

10. beltverb

    fasten with a belt

    "belt your trousers"

    Antonyms:
    unbelt

    Synonyms:
    belt out

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1. beltnoun

   Synonyms:
   girdle, girth, surcingle, cincture, cestus, zone, bandolier

2. beltverb

   Synonyms:
   encircle, begird, encompass, surround

How to use belt in a sentence?

1. Bill Belichick:

   Cam’s way ahead of where he was last year at this time, there’s no question about that, as you would expect, he has a good year of experience under his belt, he’s able to start the process at the beginning and not be in a catch-up mode like he was last year.

2. Christopher Balding:

   It means everything and it means nothing at the same time, one Belt, One Road.

3. Felipe Alves:

   We see two compact sources that we interpret as circumstellar disks around the two young stars, the size of each of these disks is similar to the asteroid belt in our Solar System and the separation between them is 28 times the distance between the Sun and the Earth.

4. Steve Southerland:

   As the religious printing and publishing capital of America, Nashville is known as the ‘Buckle of the Bible Belt.’.

5. Andray Abrahamian:

   In 2012, Kim promised that there would be no more belt tightening, so for him to call on the country to prepare for exactly that sends a very clear message, most North Koreans have seen their economic prospects improve under Kim Jong Un so I'm sure this is a worrying time for them.

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