Synonyms of bellied

bellied

verb

past tense of belly

1

as in protruded

to extend outward beyond a usual point

the sails slowly bellied as the wind picked up

Synonyms & Similar Words

• protruded
• poked
• bulged
• jutted
• swelled
• pouched
• overhung
• billowed
• projected
• beetled
• ballooned
• stood out
• pouted
• stuck out
• pooched
• bunched
• started
• bagged
• distended
• extended
• domed
• stretched
• inflated
• elongated
• dilated
• lengthened
• mushroomed
• expanded
• blew up
• snowballed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• compressed
• contracted
• condensed
• shrank
• constricted
• shrunk

2

as in crawled

to move slowly with the body close to the ground

recruits were forced to belly over the obstacle course under simulated enemy fire

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crawled
• crept
• snaked
• slid
• slithered
• grovelled
• wriggled
• crouched
• wormed
• squatted
• snuck
• groveled
• tiptoed
• nosed
• edged
• sneaked
• stole
• inched
• skulked