blazes

NOUN

hell

Synonyms

STRONGEST

inferno misery nightmare purgatory

STRONG

Gehenna Hades abyss affliction agony anguish 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

NOUN

inferno

Synonyms

STRONGEST

purgatory

STRONG

Hades hellfire netherworld underworld

WEAK

bottomless pit everlasting fire fire and brimstone

NOUN

living hell

Synonyms

WEAK

Abaddon Gehenna Hades abyss affliction agony anguish bottomless pit difficulty everlasting fire fire and brimstone grave hellfire infernal regions inferno limbo lower world misery nether world nightmare ordeal pandemonium perdition persecution pit place of torment purgatory suffering torment torture tortures of the damned trial underworld wretchedness

Example Sentences

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Every now and then, a shooting star blazes over occupants’ heads.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

AFP saw multiple blazes burning on hillsides and along roads between Pai and Chiang Mai, lighting up patches of otherwise pitch-black countryside.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Photographs on local media show mountains engulfed by flames, with some residents likening the blazes to "volcanoes erupting", according to local news outlet Khaosod.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

It took a lot to bestir Angelenos from their bungalows and Buicks, but their throats felt like sandpaper, and their chests hurt like the blazes.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

It was hotter than blazes in South Dakota.

From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech

blazes

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