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Synonyms for bowels

  • noun

Most common

guts insides innards viscera essence crux fellow feeling rectum

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Entrails — the intestines

guts, innards, insides, viscera, inwards, pudding, entrails dated

2. Core — the concept or quality that defines something at its very core

heart, core, essence, crux, marrow

3. Fellow feeling — compassion, sympathy

fellow feeling, compassion, pity

Other

rectum, inside, colon, interior

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The concept or quality that defines something at its very core.

  2. n. 2

    The intestines.

  3. n. 3

    Compassion, sympathy.

Related words

Word family
bowelless
Phrases
move one's bowels

Example sentences

  • guts I didn't think Tom would have the guts to do that.
  • insides Your insides are technically your outsides.
  • innards The killer was known for tearing out his victims' innards.
  • viscera The viscera were so fresh that steam was coming out of them.
  • essence What do you think is the essence of the training?
  • crux The crux of his argument can be found on p. 56.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
bowelsrising
gutsrising
insidesrising
innardsrising
viscerafalling
essencerising

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

By length

4 letters
core1, pity2, guts1, crux1
5 letters
heart1, colon2
6 letters
inside2, marrow2, rectum2
7 letters
essence2, pudding2, insides2, inwards, innards2, viscera
8 letters
interior4, entrails2
10 letters
compassion3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (pity2 = 2 syllables).