1
as in inferno
the place of punishment for the wicked after death
condemned to hell for their sins
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2
as in nightmare
a situation or state that causes great suffering and unhappiness
picking cotton under the hot summer sun was hell
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as in havoc
a state in which everything is out of order
all hell broke loose when the jury's verdict was announced
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Recent Examples of hell
But an affordable pair of boots, which were sort of OK for a season or two and then leaked like hell when the cardboard gave out, cost about ten dollars.
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Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 24 May 2026
Plus, heaven and hell are fake places, James!
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026
Lebrun’s narration has established before this point that a specific trio of boys helped make Otto’s life a living hell.
—Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 20 May 2026
All hell is unleashed as the aliens representing all kinds of shapes and class divisions from that planet square off with the locals.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 18 May 2026
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Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 24 May 2026
Plus, heaven and hell are fake places, James!
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026
Lebrun’s narration has established before this point that a specific trio of boys helped make Otto’s life a living hell.
—Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 20 May 2026
All hell is unleashed as the aliens representing all kinds of shapes and class divisions from that planet square off with the locals.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 18 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hell
Noun
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Our bombs turned the city into a burning inferno and killed countless civilians.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 May 2026
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Twenty-six years earlier, a roaring inferno engulfed a Monte Carlo penthouse killing a billionaire and his private nurse.—
Erin Moriarty,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
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That brand of baseball was a bit of a nightmare for Dodgers starter Justin Wrobleski in the first inning.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2026
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Sadly, these prove to be the trickiest part of the build, especially the long Richard Mille sponsorship bar, which is an absolute nightmare to place.—
Matt Gardner,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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The bad weather has wreaked havoc on the rest of the on-track schedule — postponing the Truck Series race and canceling aspects of the O’Reilly schedule weekend.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
23 May 2026
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The Deland defense was led by Banks, who had three sacks in the game and made numerous tackles, wreaking havoc all night.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 May 2026
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In 2024, Washington’s first season with Quinn, Daniels and general manager Adam Peters, the Commanders were a mystery team — a franchise climbing out of a decades-long abyss under former owner Daniel Snyder, with plenty of hope but even more uncertainty.—
Nicki Jhabvala,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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They are lost in the abyss of the deep ocean, unable to recognize themselves or their surroundings, overwhelmed and terrified.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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There’s a roughly 50-50 shot at survival, and the unlucky half will die in agony, bleeding profusely as their organs begin to fail.—
Neil Vora,
Time,
22 May 2026
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The blowout loss would’ve been enough agony, but there were injuries to match the insult.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
19 May 2026
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Perhaps you got stuck in the mess last week when rush hour traffic was snarled by a tractor-trailer that got stuck on the concrete barrier at the intersection of Stanwix Street and Fort Pitt Boulevard.—
John Shumway,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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If dishes have been scraped properly before loading, the cycle can usually handle the mess without issue.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
28 May 2026
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Misprisions of this kind were more likely to occur, the experts argued, in religious settings marked by the rigorous policing of strict ethical injunctions or an emphasis on particular states of mind as markers of grace or perdition.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Mar. 2026
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Sloth, after all, is a deadly sin, and it was often seen as the first step on the slippery slope to perdition.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Oct. 2025
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The sad thing is that the miseries return, but there is no other Garrincha available.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Beth Copeland found a spiked bat and handed it to her husband, who added to Harwood’s misery.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
25 May 2026
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“Hell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hell. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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