as in hell
a state in which everything is out of order
it looks like heck in that boy's bedroom
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
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.
Recent Examples of heck
Cincy Blues Fest is taking place in Fairfield, Teddy Swims is performing at the Icon Festival Stage in Smale Park, and rappers Wiz Khalifa and Sean Paul are teaming up to deliver one heck of a performance at Riverbend Music Center.
—
Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 9 July 2025
The scenery overwhelms the senses Before the stage musical premiered in 2018, just about everyone must have wondered: How the heck will director Alex Timbers and his design team match the universe of saturated colors and patterns from Luhrman's endlessly ornate movie set?
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 8 July 2025
So, has your doorbell been hacked, and if not, what the heck did happen?
—Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
In historic 'Monkey Town USA,' residents embrace the past and plan for the future — A walk through the small town of Dayton, Tennessee, with Tennessean investigative reporter (who's also a heck of a feature writer) Kelly Puente.
—The Tennessean, 16 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for heck
Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 9 July 2025
The scenery overwhelms the senses Before the stage musical premiered in 2018, just about everyone must have wondered: How the heck will director Alex Timbers and his design team match the universe of saturated colors and patterns from Luhrman's endlessly ornate movie set?
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 8 July 2025
So, has your doorbell been hacked, and if not, what the heck did happen?
—Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
In historic 'Monkey Town USA,' residents embrace the past and plan for the future — A walk through the small town of Dayton, Tennessee, with Tennessean investigative reporter (who's also a heck of a feature writer) Kelly Puente.
—The Tennessean, 16 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for heck
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heck
Noun
-
With love, with longing, with righteous rage or shameful guilt, on a sacrificial pyre or in the eternal flames of hell: There are so many ways to burn.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
14 Aug. 2025
-
An original work set in the world of 1950s ping pong culture, the film tells the story of Marty Mauser (Chalamet), a young man with a dream no one respects, who goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
-
As such, bright moonlight will flood the sky through most of that key night and will certainly play havoc with any serious attempts to observe these meteors.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
8 Aug. 2025
-
Coach Mike McDaniel’s offense is operating at a fairly efficient rate and defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver’s defense has a front seven that’s capable of creating major havoc in the run and pass games.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Aug. 2025
Noun
-
Any white bedding is a risk for spills or any other mess tracked into the bedroom by pets.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 Aug. 2025
-
The timing of the sale brings a bookend to the decade that Shari Redstone spent cleaning up the very big mess made by her father in his waning years at the helm of his Viacom empire.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
10 Aug. 2025
Noun
-
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
-
Instead, voters themselves are jumbles of competing and sometimes contradictory interests.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
14 Feb. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Heck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heck. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share