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infernal
 [in-fur-nl] 
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | damned; underworld |
| Synonyms: | accursed, blamed, blasted, chthonian, confounded, cursed, cussed, damnable, demonic, devilish, diabolical, execrable, fiendish, hellish, lower, malevolent, malicious, monstrous, nether, satanic, subterranean, sulphurous, wicked |
| Antonyms: | heavenly, otherworldly |
| Main Entry: | cursed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | detestable, hateful |
| Synonyms: | abominable, accursed, atrocious, damnable, devilish, disgusting, execrable, fiendish, heinous, infamous, infernal, loathsome, odious, pernicious, pestilential, vile |
| Antonyms: | great, kind, nice, sweet |
| Main Entry: | damned |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hateful, unwelcome |
| Synonyms: | accursed, all-fired, anathematized, bad, blankety-blank, blasted, blessed*, bloody*, blooming, condemned, confounded, cursed, cussed, damnable, dang, darn, darned, despicable, detestable, doggone, done for, doomed, dratted, execrable, gone to blazes, infamous, infernal, loathsome, lost, lousy, reprobate, revolting, unhappy, voodooed |
| Antonyms: | blessed, cherished, favored, likeable, loveable, nice, praiseworthy, welcome |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Example Sentences
- Stop your never-ending litany on your infernal compressor.
- If it will rid me of these infernal wind chimes, then yes, gladly.
- And of course, there was the drone comb trapping and infernal sugar dusting every week.
| Main Entry: | dark |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | evil, satanic |
| Synonyms: | atrocious, bad, corrupt, damnable, foul, hellish, horrible, immoral, infamous, infernal, nefarious, sinful, sinister, vile, wicked |
| Antonyms: | good, moral |
| Main Entry: | demonic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | evil |
| Synonyms: | aroused, bad, crazed, demoniac, demoniacal, devilish, diabolic, diabolical, fiendish, fired, frantic, frenetic, frenzied, hellish, impious, infernal, insane, inspired, mad, maniacal, manic, possessed, satanic, serpentine, unhallowed, violent, wicked |
| Antonyms: | angelic, godlike, good, moral |
| Main Entry: | devilish |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | wicked |
| Synonyms: | Mephistophelian, accursed, atrocious, bad, brutish, cloven-footed, cursed, damnable, demoniac, demonic, detestable, diabolic, diabolical, evil, execrable, fiendish, hellborn, hellish, infernal, inhuman, iniquitous, nefarious, satanic, serpentine, unhallowed, villainous |
| Antonyms: | angelic, godlike, good, moral |
| Main Entry: | diabolic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | evil, fiendish |
| Synonyms: | Mephistophelian, atrocious, cruel, damnable, demoniac, demonic, devilish, hellish, impious, infernal, monstrous, nasty, nefarious, satanic, serpentine, shocking, unhallowed, unpleasant, vicious, vile, villainous, wicked |
| Antonyms: | gentle, kind, moral, nice |
| Main Entry: | hellish |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fiendish; unpleasant |
| Synonyms: | abominable, accursed, atrocious, barbarous, cruel, damnable, damned, demonic, devilish, diabolical, horrible, infernal, monstrous, nefarious, satanic, terrible, vicious, wicked |
| Main Entry: | nefarious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bad, sinful |
| Synonyms: | abominable, atrocious, base, corrupt, criminal, degenerate, depraved, detestable, dreadful, evil, execrable, flagitious, flagrant, foul, glaring, gross, heinous, horrible, infamous, infernal, iniquitous, miscreant, monstrous, odious, opprobrious, outrageous, perverse, putrid, rank, rotten, shameful, treacherous, vicious, vile, villainous, wicked |
| Antonyms: | good, honorable, respectable, virtuous, worthy |
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