as hell

idiom

informal + somewhat impolite

—used to make a statement more forceful

They were mad as hell.

We've been working as hard as hell to finish on schedule.

"Can you finish on schedule?" "We'll sure as hell try."

Examples of as hell in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Take Blue Jays outfielder Daulton Varsho, who literally fell down while chasing a fly ball last night — then did this: The move, on its face, is simply cool as hell. —Chris Branch, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025

Things go from pretty awful to grim as hell when Andy’s girlfriend, Delia (Meredith Holzman), who Crawford had tried to railroad into being found guilty to sidestep any potential suspicion headed his way, guns him down on the courthouse steps on the day of Crawford’s nomination. —Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025

Simple in theory yet fiddly as hell, baking a strawberry cake that actually tastes like strawberries is no easy task. —Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025

But on top of all of that, Dana is also cool as hell. —Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for as hell

• barbell
• bedwell
• befell
• bluebell
• bombshell
• bridewell
• capelle
• cartel
• carvel
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• cogswell
• compel