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Synonyms for hell
hɛlhell
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Wiktionary
hellnoun
An extremely hot place
You don't have a snowball's chance in hell.
Synonyms:
underworld, heck, inferno, netherworld, infernal region, Hadeshellnoun
Antonyms:
heaven
Princeton's WordNet
hell, hell on earth, hellhole, snake pit, the pits, infernonoun
any place of pain and turmoil
"the hell of battle"; "the inferno of the engine room"; "when you're alone Christmas is the pits";
Synonyms:
loony bin, crazy house, hellhole, infernal region, hell on earth, sin, cuckoo's nest, nut house, blaze, sanatorium, nuthouse, nether region, netherworld, underworld, funny house, the pits, perdition, pit, inferno, conflagration, madhouse, funny farm, snake pit, booby hatchAntonyms:
Heavenhell, blazenoun
a cause of difficulty and suffering
"war is hell"; "go to blazes"
Synonyms:
hellhole, infernal region, netherworld, sin, blaze, nether region, blazing, underworld, the pits, perdition, brilliance, glare, inferno, pit, snake pit, hell on earthAntonyms:
HeavenHell, perdition, Inferno, infernal region, nether region, pitnoun
(Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment
"Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell"- John Milton; "a demon from the depths of the pit"; "Hell is paved with good intentions"-Dr. Johnson
Synonyms:
orchestra pit, hellhole, stone pit, infernal region, netherworld, sin, quarry, cavity, blaze, nether region, endocarp, pit, underworld, fossa, the pits, colliery, perdition, stone, inferno, conflagration, pitfall, snake pit, hell on earthAntonyms:
HeavenHell, Hades, infernal region, netherworld, Scheol, underworldnoun
(religion) the world of the dead
"No one goes to Hades with all his immense wealth"-Theognis
Synonyms:
underworld, the pits, sin, infernal region, pit, netherworld, snake pit, inferno, hell on earth, perdition, hellhole, blaze, nether regionAntonyms:
Heavensin, hellnoun
violent and excited activity
"they began to fight like sin"
Synonyms:
hellhole, sinfulness, netherworld, sin, blaze, infernal region, nether region, sine, wickedness, pit, underworld, the pits, perdition, sinning, inferno, snake pit, hell on earthAntonyms:
Heavenhell, blazenoun
noisy and unrestrained mischief
"raising blazes"
Synonyms:
hellhole, infernal region, netherworld, sin, blaze, nether region, blazing, underworld, the pits, perdition, brilliance, glare, inferno, pit, snake pit, hell on earthAntonyms:
Heaven
Matched Categories
Dictionary of English Synonymes
hellnoun
Synonyms:
gehenna, purgatory, limbo, abyss, tartarus, hades, avernus, erebus, place of torment, bottomless pit, everlasting fire, infernal regions, shades below, realms of pluto, the lower world
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
hellnoun
Synonyms:
inferno, infernal regions, Gehenna, limbo, abyss, Avernus, Pandemonium, Abaddon, Styx, Hades, Sheol, the grave, Naraka (Buddhism)
Nicknames
List of known nicknames for "Hell":
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Words popularity by usage frequency
| ranking | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #690 | god | |
| #1922 | stone | |
| #2066 | fuck | |
| #3340 | hell | |
| #3994 | sin | |
| #4793 | shit | |
| #5117 | devil | |
| #5728 | damn | |
| #6977 | pit | |
| #8009 | mess | |
| #12434 | heck | |
| #13511 | underworld | |
| #13727 | cavity | |
| #15546 | blaze | |
| #17743 | quarry | |
| #20052 | inferno | |
| #20263 | glare | |
| #21171 | sine | |
| #21444 | blazing | |
| #21567 | brilliance | |
| #28577 | dammit | |
| #37912 | hades | |
| #39121 | wickedness | |
| #45801 | brothel | |
| #47111 | colliery | |
| #47499 | heil | |
| #49206 | hellfire | |
| #50538 | perdition | |
| #54623 | pitfall | |
| #66109 | fossa | |
| #74005 | madhouse | |
| #75397 | sinning | |
| #84007 | conflagration | |
| #97494 | sanatorium | |
| #100826 | netherworld | |
| #101206 | sinfulness | |
| #111560 | whorehouse | |
| #136516 | nuthouse | |
| #139634 | hellhole |
How to use hell in a sentence?
Little did we know, all hell was about to break loose. People started to pass out and fall to the ground.
There is way too much demand. I blame a lot of vineyards like other people do, there are a lot of farmers who are going to have to farm with a hell of a lot less water.
It was just a perfect California day, then all hell broke loose, now every time I hear of another school shooting, my heart breaks. I know the pain and the hurt and the struggle they will go through for years to come.
It is hell, (Davidson, Killam and Bryant) were right about that, it's an amazing kind of hell.
She is alive and kicking and happy as hell with the reactions of 'Watchman,' go Set a Watchman.
Translations for hell
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- الجحيمArabic
- HolleGerman
- κόλασηGreek
- The translation of "hell" to Esperanto is "infero."Esperanto
- infiernoSpanish
- جهنمPersian
- enferFrench
- ifreannIrish
- pokolHungarian
- nerakaIndonesian
- infernoItalian
- גֵיהִנוֹםHebrew
- 地獄Japanese
- infernumLatin
- helDutch
- helveteNorwegian
- infernoPortuguese
- iadRomanian
- адRussian
- HelveteSwedish
- cehennemTurkish
- Địa ngụcVietnamese
- 地狱Chinese
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