Antonyms for heaven
ˈhɛv ənheav·en

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. heavennoun

   Antonyms:
   hell, nightmare, horror

   Synonyms:
   welkin, pearly gates, sky, firmament, delight, paradise, dream

2. heavennoun

   derived from Evan with a folk etymology spelling.

   Antonyms:
   horror, hell, nightmare

   Synonyms:
   dream, sky, pearly gates, delight, firmament, welkin, paradise

3. heavennoun

   The paradise of the afterlife in certain religions, considered to be the home of the god or gods of those religions, and often the home, or one of various possible homes, of souls of deceased people.

   Mommy’s gone to heaven to be with God.

   Antonyms:
   horror, hell, nightmare

   Synonyms:
   delight, paradise, dream, welkin, firmament, sky, pearly gates

4. heavennoun

   A blissful place or experience.

   Soaking in a warm bath after a long day at work is sheer heaven.

   Synonyms:
   pearly gates, firmament, welkin, delight, dream, paradise, sky

   Antonyms:
   hell, nightmare, horror

Matched Categories

1. • Imaginary Place
   • Region

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:2.7 / 3 votes

1. Eden, paradise, nirvana, heaven, promised land, Shangri-lanoun

   any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

   Antonyms:
   pit, Inferno, nether region, infernal region, perdition, Hell

   Synonyms:
   enlightenment, paradise, nirvana, promised land

2. Heavennoun

   the abode of God and the angels

   Antonyms:
   nether region, Inferno, perdition, Hell, infernal region, pit

   Synonyms:
   paradise, nirvana, promised land

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. heavennoun

   Synonyms:
   paradise, elysium, eden, the new jerusalem, glory, olympus, elysium, elysian, arcadia, valhalla, walhalla, nirvana

How to use heaven in a sentence?

1. William Shakespeare, "Hamlet", Act 1 scene 5:

   Leave her to heaven And to those thorns that in her bosom lodge, To prick and sting her.

2. Tryon Edwards:

   Happiness is like manna; it is to be gathered in grains, and enjoyed every day. It will not keep; it cannot be accumulated; nor have we got to go out of ourselves or into remote places to gather it, since it has rained down from a Heaven, at our very door

3. E. B. White:

   You have been my friend. That in itself is a tremendous thing. I wove my webs for you because I liked you. After all, what's a life, anyway We're born, we live a little while, we die. A spider's life can't help being something of a mess, with all this trapping and eating flies. By helping you, perhaps I was trying to lift up my life a trifle. Heaven knows anyone's life can stand a little of that.

4. Nicolas Chow:

   The four characters on the base say 'jingtian qinmin', which means 'revere heaven and serve thy people,' it really crystallizes the political theory in China whereby heaven bestows its power upon a ruler who is righteous and benevolent.

5. Derek Arnoult:

   This is a hard hit but this man preached the word [with] his heart and soul, it was an honor to know him. He helped me through dark times and good times. He definitely was heaven sent.

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