Thesaurus results for MIDRIFF

midriff

noun

ˈmi-ˌdrif

Definition of midriff next

as in waist

the middle region of the human torso midriff-baring tops are popular this summer

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Recent Examples of midriff Alba wowed in a red corset with classic blue jeans, showcasing her flat midriff. —

Sarah Sotoodeh, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026 The Sentimental Value actress wore a Valentino mini-dress with a lace mock neckline and a black puffer top and skirt sandwiched with white lace covering her midriff. —

Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026 Larsson looked like an angelfish in the light, wearing a flowy purple two-piece that bared her midriff, as the tabloids used to say. —

Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026 Suarez wore a red pantsuit with a large black belt anchoring her middle, while Fam Thiam went with a daring red gown featuring cutouts over her left shoulder and portions of her midriff. —

ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for midriff

Recent Examples of Synonyms for midriff

waist

Noun

While doing press for her film, The Odyssey, in New York City, the actress wore a bright red jumpsuit with a drop-waist peplum that showed off her baby bump.

— Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026
My dad, a police detective, made sure the Klansman saw his service revolver on his waist.

— Maureen Dowd, Mercury News, 4 July 2026