BELLE Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

belle

noun

Definition of belle

as in peach

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Recent Examples of belle The love story of Kadeem Hardison’s Dwayne Wayne, a Blerd in flip-up glasses, and the Whitley Gilbert (Jasmine Guy), a wealthy Southern belle, still tracks decades after the show signed off in 1993. — Ronda Racha Penrice, VIBE.com, 4 June 2026 SpaceX being the new belle of the ball will only mount pressure on Tesla, according to Dave Mazza, CEO of Roundhill Investments. — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 22 May 2026 The show follows Wiig’s wannabe patrician Maxine Dellacorte-Simmons, who is hell-bent on becoming the belle of 1960’s Palm Beach by elbowing her way into the upper echelons of Florida’s most exclusive beach club, the Palm Royale. — Jack Dunn, Variety, 3 Mar. 2026 In a market with a ton of teams with money to spend and not an abundance of high-level talent to spend it on, the no-frills Linderbaum could soon become the belle of the free-agent ball. — Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for belle

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Noun

With something smart and pertinent to say about relationships between men and women, happiness and love, jealousy and longing and other matters of the heart, Wicker is the year’s most unexpected charmer.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026
And Howell is Huckleberry, likable underdog and farm boy charmer.

— Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of charmer

Noun

The supermodel is the queen of Halloween, offering up intricate, memorable costumes year after year.

— Lynsey Eidell, Glamour, 26 Oct. 2026
The main suite featured a king bed and a queen sofa bed that could accommodate up to four in total, plus a small seating area and a private bathroom with a toilet, sink, and pull-chain shower.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of queen

Noun

In scores of pictures online, she is rendered as a red-haired goddess, her bright tongue stuck out from an unnerving smile.

— Sam Kestenbaum, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026
Minoan frescoes and artifacts depict bull-leaping women, the snake goddess (associated with power, fertility, and the cycle of life), and the midwife goddess Eileithyia.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Oct. 2026

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