1
as in inferno
the place of punishment for the wicked after death
condemned to hell for their sins
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as in nightmare
a situation or state that causes great suffering and unhappiness
picking cotton under the hot summer sun was hell
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as in havoc
a state in which everything is out of order
all hell broke loose when the jury's verdict was announced
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Recent Examples of hell
Calm on the surface, paddling like hell underneath.
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Lien De Pau,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
There's no f---ing way in hell that that would even be a thing.
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Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
The Dallas Cowboys love the glare Every fan of the Cowboys is all too familiar with the late afternoon sun blaring through the windows on the west side of AT&T Stadium that creates hell for pass catchers.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 June 2026
He's done a hell of a job making all my trades and investments on my behalf!
—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for hell
Lien De Pau,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
There's no f---ing way in hell that that would even be a thing.
—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
The Dallas Cowboys love the glare Every fan of the Cowboys is all too familiar with the late afternoon sun blaring through the windows on the west side of AT&T Stadium that creates hell for pass catchers.
—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 June 2026
He's done a hell of a job making all my trades and investments on my behalf!
—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for hell
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hell
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Bass was in Ghana when the deadly inferno erupted.
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The fire initially grew into a huge inferno, creating a pillar of thick, black smoke that could be seen for miles.
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Throw in an undercover mission to catch a mall theft ring and Riley’s got herself a true nightmare before Christmas.
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What initially seems like the perfect place for a rescue mission quickly turns into a nightmare.
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To wreak havoc on an unknown person.
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He was also caught on surveillance video allegedly on the attack outside a pizzeria with a weapon, the outlet reported, adding that social media videos show havoc in other areas of the city as well.
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Joe looks at his pleasant, comfortable life and sees an abyss.
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Sun Yuqi An underdog’s shortcut through a success scam, from city vanity to border wilderness, becomes a fatal abyss.
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The agony of Sudan runs deep; its history is crisscrossed with blood.
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Or at least movies about soccer can, engaging with themes of race and gender, ego, hubris, economics, politics, fandom, the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat — as well as, of course, unadulterated athleticism.
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The reason can be explained by a Japanese proverb about the importance of leaving no mess.
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Clean high-traffic areas or rooms where pets and kids tend to cause messes more frequently.
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Misprisions of this kind were more likely to occur, the experts argued, in religious settings marked by the rigorous policing of strict ethical injunctions or an emphasis on particular states of mind as markers of grace or perdition.
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Sloth, after all, is a deadly sin, and it was often seen as the first step on the slippery slope to perdition.
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The episodes seemed to wallow in Carmy’s misery, along with the frustrations of everyone around him.
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That’s a recipe for in-flight misery.
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“Hell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hell. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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