Definitions

hell

[hel] / hɛl /

NOUN

place of the condemned; bad situation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

inferno misery nightmare purgatory

STRONG

Gehenna Hades abyss affliction agony anguish blazes difficulty grave limbo ordeal pandemonium perdition pit suffering torment trial underworld wretchedness

WEAK

Abaddon bottomless pit everlasting fire fire and brimstone hellfire infernal regions lower world nether world place of torment

Antonyms

STRONG

comfort contentment happiness health joy peace pleasure

WEAK

heaven

Example Sentences

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Hell isn’t fire and brimstone after all; it’s wallpaper, beige carpet and drop ceilings.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

Widdicombe and fellow comedian Rob Beckett also host Parenting Hell, a popular podcast about raising children that began life during the Covid lockdown.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

The study also reexamines the famous nine circles of Hell.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

Hell has apparently frozen over, because “Cats” has somehow become fashionable on Broadway.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

“To the ghoul-gates? No. Those are for ghouls. I am a Hound of God. I travel my own road, into Hell and out of it.”

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman

hell

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