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Synonyms for gut

  • noun
  • verb

Most common

stomach belly beer belly abdomen digestive tract intestine bowel catgut

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Stomach — the abdomen of a person, especially one that is enlarged

stomach, belly, tummy informal, abdomen, beer belly, tum, pot belly, paunch, beer gut informal UK, kishke

2. Intestine — the alimentary canal, especially the intestine

intestine, digestive tract, digestive system, innards, alimentary canal, entrail, tharm

Other

bowel, catgut

Verb

eviscerate, garbage US AU CA, disembowel, degut

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The alimentary canal, especially the intestine.

  2. n. 2

    The abdomen of a person, especially one that is enlarged.

    You've developed quite a beer gut since I last met you.

  3. v. 1

    To eviscerate.

    The lioness gutted her prey.

Related words

Word family
gutbucket gut-busting gut-churning gutless gutsy gutty gutwort gut-wrenching
Phrases
beer gut gut up gut rot blind gut gut feeling gut reaction bust one's gut gut decision

Forms

Plural
guts → stomachs, bellies, tummies, abdomens…
Past participle
gutted
e.g. gutted → eviscerated, garbaged, disemboweled, degutted…

Example sentences

  • stomach I felt a sharp pain in my stomach all of a sudden.
  • belly He hid his belly button piercing from his parents.
  • abdomen Most of an insect's organs are inside its abdomen.
  • intestine The walls of the small intestine are like a sieve.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
gutrising
stomachrising
bellyrising
abdomensteady

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

By length

3 letters
tum
5 letters
belly2, bowel2, tummy2, tharm, degut
6 letters
paunch, catgut, kishke
7 letters
stomach2, garbage2, abdomen3, innards2, entrail2
9 letters
intestine3
10 letters
eviscerate4, disembowel

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

In other languages

Français
boyau
Italiano
budello
Català
budell