Thesaurus
plural of purgatory
Synonyms & Antonyms of purgatories
1
a temporary place or state in which the souls of people who die make amends for their sins
- It was a summer job that felt like purgatory to the teen.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for purgatories
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for purgatories
- blisses,
- elysian fields,
- Elysiums
- (or Elysia),
- empyreans,
- heavens,
- kingdom comes,
- New Jerusalems,
- paradises,
- skies,
- Zions
- (also Sions)
2
a place or state of temporary suffering
- We found ourselves trapped in the purgatory of a rush-hour traffic jam.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for purgatories
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for purgatories
Keep scrolling for more
Comments on purgatories
What made you want to look up purgatories? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Test Your Vocabulary
Farm Idioms Quiz
- What does 'poke' refer to in the expression 'pig in a poke'?
Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?
TAKE THE QUIZ
Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.
TAKE THE QUIZLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridgedWords at Play
Ask the Editors
Word Games
Share purgatories