as in infernal
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Tartarean
Adjective
-
But in the case of the Rockies in recent years, that’s just been infernal noise.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
15 Feb. 2026 -
Those lessons are reinforced in songs (by Shawn Coleman), which sound like every infernal childhood jingle that ever got stuck in your head.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Jan. 2026
Adjective
-
Aeacus, a judge of the dead, and Thanatos, winged daemon of death, are chthonic.—
Lewis Hyde,
Harpers Magazine,
18 June 2025
-
That’s because the Greeks distinguished between Olympian gods, who lived on Mt. Olympus, and chthonic gods, who lived in the underworld.—
Cody Cottier,
Discover Magazine,
20 Jan. 2025
Adjective
-
The blood seeps up the edges of her white skirts — that’s going to be hellish to try to get out.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2026
-
Finding the beauty in that hellish croak — something that Josh Groban was able to do in the last Broadway revival — can prove exceptionally difficult.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
Adjective
-
Dante’s description of Hell is said by some to have been inspired by the landscape of sulfurous steam plumes found in Devil’s Valley in Tuscany.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
17 Nov. 2025
-
Hydrogen sulfide is colorless, but has a sulfurous smell, similar to rotten eggs.—
Rachel Wolf , Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
31 Oct. 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Tartarean.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Tartarean. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
