Synonyms for hell
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1. hellnoun

   An extremely hot place

   You don't have a snowball's chance in hell.

   Synonyms:
   underworld, heck, inferno, netherworld, infernal region, Hades

2. hellnoun

   Antonyms:
   heaven

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1. 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 hatch

   Antonyms:
   Heaven

2. hell, 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 earth

   Antonyms:
   Heaven

3. Hell, 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 earth

   Antonyms:
   Heaven

4. Hell, 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 region

   Antonyms:
   Heaven

5. sin, 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 earth

   Antonyms:
   Heaven

6. hell, 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 earth

   Antonyms:
   Heaven

Matched Categories

1. • Imaginary Place
   • Mischief
   • Religion
   • Trouble

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1. 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

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1. hellnoun

   Synonyms:
   inferno, infernal regions, Gehenna, limbo, abyss, Avernus, Pandemonium, Abaddon, Styx, Hades, Sheol, the grave, Naraka (Buddhism)

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1. List of paraphrases for "hell":

   inferno, devil, hellhole, shit, heil, heii, fuck, hellfire, underworld, damn, god, whorehouse, mess, brothel, dammit

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1. List of known nicknames for "Hell":

   Helmut Josef Geier, DJ Hell (Gigolo Records), DJ Hell, Hell

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1. Ronald Neumann:

   In some places it’s more violence, in some places its disease. Now we’ve got a new one that nobody knows what the hell it is, so you do the best to give diplomats and families options, and you soldier on, because that’s what the profession is about.

2. Eugene B. Sledge:

   You smug-faced crowds with kindling eye Who cheer when soldier lads march by, Sneak home and pray you’ll never know The hell where youth and laughter go.

3. John Chidsey:

   But I would think that if you talk to the vast majority of our franchisees, they'd say we've had a hell of a six-month run.

4. George Bernard Shaw:

   A lifetime of happiness No man alive could bear it it would be hell on earth.

5. Bill Hillmann:

   It's been a hell of a sh**ty fiesta so far.