heaven

1 a dwelling place of perfect happiness for the soul after death prayed that the souls of the deceased would go to heaven Synonyms of heaven above, bliss, elysian fields, Elysium, empyrean, kingdom come, New Jerusalem, paradise, sky, Zion (also Sion) Words Related to heaven Beulah, glory, happy hunting ground, nirvana, promised land, Valhalla; afterlife, afterworld, hereafter, otherworld Phrases on high Near Antonyms of heaven inferno; limbo, purgatory; hades, netherworld, underworld; abyss, pit Antonyms of heaven Gehenna, hell, Pandemonium, perdition

2 an often imaginary place or state of utter perfection and happiness compared to my old job, this new one is heaven Synonyms of heaven Camelot, Cockaigne, Eden, Elysium, empyrean, fantasyland, paradise, lotusland, never-never land, New Jerusalem, nirvana, promised land, Shangri-la, utopia, Zion (also Sion)Words Related to heaven arcadia; dreamland, dreamworld, fairyland, wonderland; blessedness, bliss, blissfulness, euphoria, gladness, joyNear Antonyms of heaven fool's paradiseAntonyms of heaven anti-utopia, dystopia, hell

3 a state of overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion she was in heaven the day she learned she was one of the finalists for the science scholarship Synonyms of heaven cloud nine, elatedness, elation, euphoria, exhilaration, ecstasy, high, intoxication, paradise, rapture, rhapsody, seventh heaven, swoon, transportWords Related to heaven exaltation; blessedness, bliss, blissfulness, delight, enchantment, felicity, gladness, happiness, joy, joyfulness, joyousness, pleasure; reverie, trance; inspiration; fervor, frenzy, madness, passion; cheer, cheerfulness, exuberance, gaiety (also gayety), glee, gleefulness, jubilance, jubilation, lightheartednessNear Antonyms of heaven misery, sadness, unhappiness, woe, wretchedness; blues, dejection, desolation, despair, despondency, disconsolateness, disheartenment, dispiritedness, doldrums, downheartedness, dreariness, dumps, forlornness, gloom, gloominess, heartsickness, melancholy, mopesAntonyms of heaven depression

4 usually heavens pl  the expanse of air surrounding the earth the starry heavens the space shuttle gradually disappeared into the heavens Synonyms of heaven blue, firmament, sky(s), high, welkinWords Related to heaven midair; horizon, skyline