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purgatory

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of purgatory

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 purgatory

blazes, inferno

hades, netherworld, shades, Tartarus, underworld

fire and brimstone, hellfire

Gehenna, hell, Pandemonium, perdition, Tophet

Antonyms and Near Antonyms of purgatory

glory, happy hunting ground, nirvana, promised land, Valhalla

bliss, elysian fields, Elysium, empyrean, heaven, kingdom come, New Jerusalem, paradise, sky, Zion (also Sion)

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 purgatory

affliction, calvary, cross, curse, ordeal, trial, tribulation

agony, Gehenna, hell, horror, misery, murder, nightmare, torment, torture

calamity, misfortune, tragedy

bummer, downer, drag

Antonyms and Near Antonyms of purgatory

delight, diversion, entertainment, fun, joy, pleasure, recreation

lark, picnic, riot

heaven, paradise

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