the underworld

noun

1

: the world of crime and criminals

2

: the place where dead people go in Greek myths

Examples of the underworld in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Goode dives into the underworld of exotic animal smuggling, a billion-dollar criminal enterprise driven by obsession over rare species. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Segers was announced July 29 as part of the new principal cast of the Broadway show, as Hades, the god of the underworld, opposite Amber Iman as Persephone, with Jasmin Savoy Brown as Eurydice, Kayko as Orpheus and Norbert Leo Butz as Hermes. — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 2 Aug. 2026

Fightland, created by Daniel Fajemisin-Duncan and Marlon Smith, is set in the underworld of British boxing. — Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 2 Aug. 2026

The preview opens with an introduction to demon king Ravana asserting his dominion across the three realms of heaven, earth, and the underworld. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 July 2026

Rhymes for the underworld

• curled
• furled
• hurled
• knurled
• swirled
• twirled
• whirled
• whorled
• world
• lifeworld
• unfurled
• netherworld