Synonyms for belong
bɪˈlɔŋ, -ˈlɒŋbe·long

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1. belong

   Synonyms:
   pertain to, appertain to, regard, relate to

   Antonyms:
   not to belong to, not to appertain to, not to relate to

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1. belongverb

   be owned by; be in the possession of

   "This book belongs to me"

   Synonyms:
   belong to, go

2. belongverb

   be suitable or acceptable

   "This student somehow doesn't belong"

   Synonyms:
   belong to, go

3. belong, goverb

   be in the right place or situation

   "Where do these books belong?"; "Let's put health care where it belongs--under the control of the government"; "Where do these books go?"

   Synonyms:
   drop dead, pop off, operate, buy the farm, give-up the ghost, work, choke, go away, get, rifle, cash in one's chips, sound, get going, fail, kick the bucket, expire, blend, function, lead, endure, live, pass away, perish, run short, survive, croak, plump, move, extend, conk, fit, blend in, become, run low, conk out, locomote, break, proceed, last, decease, give out, go, depart, give way, hold up, snuff it, pass, hold out, start, belong to, die, travel, exit, run, live on, break down, go bad

4. belongverb

   be rightly classified in a class or category

   "The whales belong among the mammals"

   Synonyms:
   belong to, go

5. belongverb

   be a member, adherent, inhabitant, etc. (of a group, organization, or place)

   "They belong to the same political party"

   Synonyms:
   belong to, go

6. belong to, belongverb

   be a part or adjunct

   "the uniform looks like it belonged to a museum collection"; "These pages don't belong"

   Synonyms:
   go, belong to

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1. List of paraphrases for "belong":

   belongs, pertain, belonging

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1. Terry Miller:

   The more we are told that we don't belong and should be ashamed of who we are, the fewer opportunities we have to participate in sports at all.

2. Sanita Belgrave:

   If it doesn’t elevate you, it doesn’t belong in your harbor.

3. Gloria Vanderbilt:

   And it came to me, and I knew what I had to have before my soul would rest. I wanted to belong-to belong to my mother. And in return-I wanted my mother to belong to me.

4. Frederick Douglass:

   I am a Republican, a black, dyed in the wool Republican, and I never intend to belong to any other party than the party of freedom and progress.

5. Douglas Miller/Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images:

   I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong.