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
Over the off-season, the Dodgers accumulated a murders’ row of players, at times seemingly adding pitchers just for the heck of it.
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Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Eight years is a heck of a stretch for anyone to go and reconcile with those things.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2025
The unlucky fourth one was a heck of a trophy with 56-inch main beams.
—Jack Atcheson Sr. As Told To Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 11 Sep. 2025
Carey and longtime friend Whitney Houston delivered one heck of a diva off at the 1998 — all in good fun, of course.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for heck
Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Eight years is a heck of a stretch for anyone to go and reconcile with those things.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2025
The unlucky fourth one was a heck of a trophy with 56-inch main beams.
—Jack Atcheson Sr. As Told To Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 11 Sep. 2025
Carey and longtime friend Whitney Houston delivered one heck of a diva off at the 1998 — all in good fun, of course.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heck
Noun
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Yes, these Eagles have been to hell.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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The press helped to turn public opinion against the war, not because the press was antiwar or even had a politics but because war is hell, and hell is photogenic.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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And although police have uncovered networks seeking to cause havoc after the election, the fear is that authorities will not be able to expose them all.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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Officials also warned of the havoc the network could have caused if left intact.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But most important, its vacuum design is quiet, easy to use, and eliminates mess.—
Christine Persaud,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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La Liz was an opulent mess her whole life.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Ray’s most chaotic photograms—jumbles that push out of the frame or look like time bombs ready to explode—find echoes in his films, projected on the back walls, a show in themselves.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
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In jumbles of old stones that, to me, are barely legible as the remains of buildings, Cocon López could see the entire timeline of old Aké and how later people interacted with and repurposed what came before.—
Lizzie Wade,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 May 2025
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“Heck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heck. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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