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purgatories

noun , plural of purgatory

Synonyms and 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 and Near Synonyms of purgatories

blazes, infernos

netherworlds, shades, underworlds

fire and brimstones, hellfires

Gehennas, hells, Pandemoniums, perditions

Antonyms and Near Antonyms of purgatories

glories, happy hunting grounds, nirvanas, promised lands, Valhallas

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 and Near Synonyms of purgatories

afflictions, calvaries, crosses, curses, ordeals, trials, tribulations

agonies, Gehennas, hells, horrors, miseries, murders, nightmares, torments, tortures

calamities, misfortunes, tragedies

bummers, downers, drags

Antonyms and Near Antonyms of purgatories

delights, diversions, entertainments, fun, joys, pleasures, recreations

larks, picnics, riots

heavens, paradises

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