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Synonyms for stomach

Most common

belly gut abdomen paunch appetite rumen

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Tummy — the belly

tummy informal, abdomen, belly, gut, paunch, midriff, guts, crop, venter US, ventre UK, maw dated, bouk dated UK, kishke rare

Other

rumen, reticulum, tripe, dislike, gizzard slang, abomasum rare, psalterium rare, manyplies rare, omasum rare

Verb

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The belly.

    Why did you hit me in the stomach?

  2. n. 2

    An organ in animals that stores food in the process of digestion.

  3. n. 3

    A desire, an appetite (for something abstract).

    I have no stomach for a fight today.

  4. v. 1

    To tolerate (something), emotionally, physically, or mentally; to stand or handle something.

    I can't stomach her cooking.

Forms

Plural
stomachs → tummies, abdomens, bellies, guts…
Past participle
stomached
e.g. stomached → endured, suffered, beared, swallowed…

Example sentences

  • belly He hid his belly button piercing from his parents.
  • gut My gut feeling is that Tom won't show up tomorrow.
  • abdomen Most of an insect's organs are inside its abdomen.
  • paunch Around the corner comes a paunch. The owner is right behind.
  • appetite This is moderately spicy but appetite-stimulating.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
stomachrising
bellyrising
gutrising
abdomensteady
paunchrising
appetiterising

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

By length

3 letters
gut1, tum, maw1
4 letters
bear1, crop1, guts1, bouk
5 letters
stand1, stick1, taste1, belly2, brook1, abide2, tummy2, tripe1, rumen2
6 letters
desire3, suffer2, endure2, digest2, palate2, venter2, paunch, ventre2, kishke, omasum
7 letters
support2, dislike2, swallow2, abdomen3, midriff, gizzard2
8 letters
appetite3, tolerate3, abomasum
9 letters
reticulum, manyplies
10 letters
psalterium
11 letters
inclination4

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

In other languages

Français
estomac
Italiano
stomaco
Español
estómago
Deutsch
Magen
Català
estómac