HELLFIRE Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

hellfire

noun

Definition of hellfire

as in pit

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Recent Examples of hellfire Call it spring hellfire, the Heat Miser’s meddling or the harbinger of summer — a historic heat wave is descending on Arizona, bringing three-digit temperatures to Phoenix. — Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 18 Mar. 2026 Across all those years, though, the game itself has barely changed, becoming something of a familiar, comfortable blanket of hellfire for longtime players. — Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 19 Feb. 2026 Mahon ran Channel 4 for eight years and is seen as a savvy political and commercial operator, who is sure-footed under scrutiny — all attributes that would serve her well in the hellfire moments that often come with running the BBC. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2026 Instead of hellfire, Skate Story utilizes a vaporwave aesthetic to create an emotional journey throughout the Underworld. — George Yang, Forbes.com, 30 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hellfire

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Noun

As Rhaenyra slowly descends into a pit of despair and desperation, Daemon and his armies run into some snags on their assault of Tumbleton thanks to the various tricks Lord Ormund has up his sleeves.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Ilya Sutskever, a co-founder and former chief scientist of OpenAI, once gathered his colleagues around a fire pit at a company offsite.

— Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of pit

Noun

And what is perhaps most frightening, in those despondent moments that inevitably follow the exhilarating rush, is the realization that this enveloping abyss retains the imprint of our actions.

— Jan Tumlir, Artforum, 5 Aug. 2026
Because of the abyss that comes into play in the mid-30s at RB, grabbing a RB (or two) in the first three tiers is crucial.

— Jake Ciely, New York Times, 31 July 2026

Definition of abyss

Noun

Under cover of awkward teen dancing, the pair slipped into the library, riffled through the card catalog, and discovered, in addition to Soul on Ice, eight other volumes in PONY-U perdition.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
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

Definition of perdition

Noun

The counter-cultural elements of UFO folklore are starting to fade as the government embraces the mystery, but perhaps Vance’s beliefs will inject some old-fashioned fire and brimstone into the topic.

— Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Trump decided to preach fire and brimstone at the normally bipartisan and staid National Prayer Breakfast — rivaling his performance at Davos recently.

— Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 6 Feb. 2026

Definition of fire and brimstone

Noun

Minamoto Yoshitsune was a strategist who went to hell and took it over, defeating the Oni who guarded hell.

— Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026
Goldberg has long been open about attempting to get another Sister Act movie off the ground, with Goldberg even previously listing Palmer as part of her dream cast for Sister Act 3, which has been stuck in development hell for years.

— Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Aug. 2026

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