BELLYACHE Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈbe-lē-ˌāk

Definition of bellyache

as in cramps

abdominal pain especially when focused in the digestive organs eating too many apples will give you a bellyache

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verb

as in to complain

to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely tired of the kids bellyaching every time they're asked to mow the lawn or take out the trash

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Recent Examples of bellyache

Noun

The play then folds itself in half, like a man with a bellyache. — Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2025 No place to stay Reaching San Antonio, Dieuvena, Banel and Matéo Sebastien slept at the airport, waiting for a flight to Boston, during which time the 4-year-old boy began complaining of a bellyache. — Liam Reilly, CNN, 30 Apr. 2023

Verb

So stop the bleating and bellyaching over Bronzeville. — Colleen Kujawa, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026 But alas, developers Game Freak have opted to improve the aesthetics just enough to skirt online bellyaching rather than making any attempt to wow fans. — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bellyache

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bellyache

Noun

People who have been infected with salmonella may experience diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps, usually six hours to six days after swallowing the bacteria, health officials said.

— Victoria Craw, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026
The most common symptoms include fever, diarrhea and abdominal cramps.

— Renee Anderson, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of cramps

Verb

That March, a seventy-year-old patient from a wealthy Cypriot family, Evie Lanitis, arrived at BioMed, complaining of a host of minor maladies, including bursitis in her toes, dental pain, and digestive issues.

— D. T. Max, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
In the days before the spill was announced, residents complained of fuel-like odors pervading areas of Dubai and north.

— Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of complain

Noun

Most infected people suffer through four to seven days of fever, stomachaches and diarrhea without needing to visit a hospital or urgent care facility.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
That does not mean every headache, stomachache or sore joint after breast cancer is evidence of recurrence.

— Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of stomachache

Verb

A little girl pounding her fists and screaming; none of the visitors nor the staff were allowed to hold her to provide comfort.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
Rays third baseman Junior Caminero screamed in the dugout after Milwaukee had rallied to tie the game.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of scream

Verb

Unlike last year when Texas coach Steve Sarkisian whined about his non-conference schedule, his main complaint this year will be his conference schedule.

— Mac Engel October 25, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Oct. 2026
This contract then frees me, within the pages of the notebook, to do anything—to write or draw, or paint, to whine and complain, to plot and scheme—to fail or succeed without fear.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026

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