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below the belt

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  • adj.nastily and unfairly
  • adv.nastily and unfairly

synonyms for below the belt

  • cowardly
  • dirty
  • dishonest
  • foul
  • unjust
  • unscrupulous
  • unsportsmanlike
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On this page you'll find 20 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to below the belt, such as: cowardly, dirty, dishonest, foul, unjust, and unscrupulous.

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How to use below the belt in a sentence

Sleek finds it far harder work than fortune-making; but he pursues his Will-o'-the-Wisp with untiring energy.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLS
Before the spinet a bench was placed about four feet below the keys, and I was put upon the bench.
GULLIVER'S TRAVELSJONATHAN SWIFT
I have drawn a Line between the figures at the extream changes, that next below the Line is the extream.
TINTINNALOGIA, OR, THE ART OF RINGINGRICHARD DUCKWORTH AND FABIAN STEDMAN
The left heel followed like lightning, and the right paw also slipped, letting the bear again fall heavily on the ice below.
THE GIANT OF THE NORTHR.M. BALLANTYNE
His boyish suspenders had been put away in favor of a belt, which was tight-drawn about his slim waist.
THE BONDBOYGEORGE W. (GEORGE WASHINGTON) OGDEN
He reached down inside my shirt, with a none too gentle hand, and relieved me of the belt that held the money.
RAW GOLDBERTRAND W. SINCLAIR
While the door was open he caught a glimpse of the street outside—and of Glavis on the sidewalk below.
THE HOMESTEADEROSCAR MICHEAUX
After looking for them in vain down below he had feared that they might have found their way into the open air.
THE TALE OF GRANDFATHER MOLEARTHUR SCOTT BAILEY
These have canted bay windows below them, and their pediments are surmounted by figures representing Mercury and Athæne.
SHOWELL'S DICTIONARY OF BIRMINGHAMTHOMAS T. HARMAN AND WALTER SHOWELL
Truly it was a most enjoyable season and experience, but there is no joy without its alley here below—not even at the North Pole!
THE GIANT OF THE NORTHR.M. BALLANTYNE
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OCTOBER 26, 1985
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WORDS RELATED TO BELOW THE BELT

  • below the belt
  • cheating
  • corrupt
  • crooked
  • deceitful
  • double-dealing
  • foul
  • shabby
  • shady
  • shifty
  • sleazy
  • sneaky
  • sordid
  • underhanded
  • unethical
  • unscrupulous
  • untruthful
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.