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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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

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Noun

There is no vaccine for the illness, which can cause stomach cramps and diarrhea.

— Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026
An April report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tracked nearly 17,000 Shigella samples, which causes Shigellosis, which and can bring on diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps, collected between 2011 and 2023.

— Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of cramps

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So, in addition to a week of bloody diarrhea, vomiting and agonizing stomachaches, there’s also the possibility of hemolytic uremic syndrome or HUS.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 2 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

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
While the left spent all week whining about Sophie Cunningham's hat and firing squad best practices, us PATRIOTS were biding our time, keeping our heads down, and grinding towards another weekend.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026

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