hellfire

noun

Definition of hellfirenext
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hellfire
  1. pit
  2. abyss
  3. perdition
  4. fire and brimstone
  5. hell
Noun
  • Gather around the smokeless fire pit for s’mores and storytelling, relax in a private hot tub or sauna, or take a dip in the cold-plunge pool.
    — Tree Meinch, Midwest Living, 11 July 2026
  • The available s’mores kits to enjoy by any of the three outdoor fire pits are great, too.
    — Jess Feldman, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2026
Definition of pit
Noun
  • This genius gap filler blocks that area and prevents clutter from accumulating in the hard-to-reach abyss.
    — Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
  • While the Kings have plenty on the flank after the February addition of Artemi Panarin, Kuzmenko was a positive contributor when healthy and trusted last season, while their needs in the middle are less of a hole and more of an abyss.
    — Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 28 June 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
  • 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
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“Hellfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hellfire. Accessed 16 Jul. 2026.

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