Antonyms for underbelly
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : uhn-der-bel-ee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈʌn dərˌbɛl i |
Definition of underbelly
Origin :- c.1600, from under + belly (n.). In figurative sense of "most vulnerable part" it is recorded from Churchill's 1942 speech. Sometimes used erroneously in sense of "seamy or sordid part" of anything.
- As in : noun weak point
- As in bottom : noun foundation
- As in undersurface : noun bottom
- Goode was peering at the ivory inlay on the underbelly of the stock.
- Extract from : « Murder in the Gunroom » by Henry Beam Piper
- The scout ship responded like a nervous horse and fluttered away as the rocket burned and arced beneath the underbelly.
- Extract from : « The Sex Life of the Gods » by Michael Knerr
Synonyms for underbelly
- Achilles' heel
- base
- basement
- basis
- bed
- bedrock
- belly
- deepest part
- depths
- failing
- floor
- foible
- foot
- footing
- frailty
- ground
- groundwork
- lowest part
- nadir
- nether portion
- pedestal
- pediment
- rest
- seat
- shortcoming
- soft spot
- sole
- substratum
- substructure
- support
- terra firma
- underbelly
- underneath
- underside
- vulnerable place
- weak link
- weak side
- weakness
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