Thesaurus results for HALF-WORLD

half-world

noun

ˈhaf-ˌwərld

Definition of half-world

as in underworld

a social sphere that exists outside of the mainstream the half-world of tattoo addicts who regard the body embellishments not merely as fashion statements but as works of art and fundamental expressions of personal identity

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Recent Examples of half-world On a sultry Monday night a half-world away from where her problems began, the 23-year-old earned a gold medal at world championships in the biggest 100-meter race this side of the Olympics. — CBS News, 22 Aug. 2023 Being in that half-world of reality and filming was genuinely terrifying. — Simon Thompson, Forbes, 6 May 2023

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underworld

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Blending crime fiction with social satire, the series follows Ray Carney, a furniture salesman who can’t help but be drawn into the criminal underworld of Harlem.

— Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 31 July 2026
The series’ blend of soapy melodramatics and rough-and-tumble underworld menace will be familiar to anybody who has watched Power, but Power and its spinoffs have always been confident in their only-for-adults depictions of adults-only situations.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026