HECK Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

heck

noun

ˈhek

Definition of heck

as in hell

a state in which everything is out of order it looks like heck in that boy's bedroom

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Recent Examples of heck Olivia Rodrigo is taking her advocacy off the stage and turning it into one heck of an event. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 22 June 2026 But what the heck will this show even be about? — Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 22 June 2026 The grandkids and grandpa are enjoying the heck out of life. — Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026 Today, Willamette and other regions thrive, adhering to some of the nation’s most progressive sustainability practices while also selling the heck out of some wine. — Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for heck

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When the typewriter was first invented, writers kicked hell and said, The thing is writing.

— Will Oremus, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026
The cast, of course, knew that experience of family as heaven, hell and somewhere in between.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2026

Definition of hell

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His counterpressing has been a major aid to the way the team plays, and Balogun’s ability to run in behind the lines and cause havoc in the box opens space and makes things easier for the attacking players around him.

— Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 5 July 2026
You’d be forgiven for thinking far fewer of the destructive predators are causing havoc, however.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 July 2026

Definition of havoc

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