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Synonyms for abdomen

  • noun

Most common

belly venter US midriff paunch abdominal cavity postabdomen

All synonyms

Noun

1. Belly — the belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis, not including the back; or in some…

belly, stomach informal, tummy informal, midriff, gut informal, tum-tum informal, paunch, venter US, ventre UK

Other

abdominal cavity, postabdomen

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis, not including the back; or in some lower vertebrates, the portion between the cardiac and caudal regions.

Related words

Word family
abdominal abdominous
Phrases
scaphoid abdomen acute abdomen boat-shaped abdomen carinate abdomen navicular abdomen surgical abdomen

Forms

Plural
abdomens → bellies, stomachs, tummies, midriffs…

Example sentences

  • belly He hid his belly button piercing from his parents.
  • midriff On this hot summer day, Mary wore a midriff-baring T-shirt.
  • paunch Around the corner comes a paunch. The owner is right behind.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
abdomensteady
bellyrising
venterfalling
midriffrising
paunchrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
gut1
5 letters
belly2, tummy2
6 letters
venter2, paunch, ventre2
7 letters
stomach2, midriff
11 letters
postabdomen

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (belly2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
abdomen
Italiano
addome
Español
abdomen
Català
abdomen