SNAKE PIT Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

snake pit

noun

Definition of snake pit

as in hell

a state in which everything is out of order finally managed to crawl out of the snake pit of her drug addiction

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Recent Examples of snake pit With the Broncos and Jets set to meet Sunday at Tottenham Hotspur, the second of three London games on this season’s schedule, there should be at least a tiny bit of trepidation that someone will slip into the snake pit and become the latest NFL personality to make a forgettable Brexit. — Michael Silver, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025 Inside the museum, visitors can climb into a snake pit, tour a collection of global oddities and attend expert presentations in the building's historic courtroom, per the event website. — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 29 Aug. 2025 The series, which used to air on Fox and USA before pivoting to Netflix this year, takes four couples on rocky ground, splits them up, and puts them into a snake pit of singles whose only goal is to tempt. — Randall Colburn, EW.com, 19 Mar. 2025 The film is imbued with a satirical tone that portrays Argentinian society as being a snake pit of corruption and violence. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 29 Aug. 2024 See All Example Sentences for snake pit

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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

Definition of hell

Noun

The tropical storm hit Japan days after Typhoon Dolphin created havoc in parts of southern Japan, paralyzing traffic and sending hundreds to take shelter.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
At the center of the effort was sixth-year linebacker Nick Bolton, the quarterback of the unit, who focused on galvanizing the troops to create havoc and slow down an offense that had been humming earlier in the frame.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of havoc

Noun

The lineup has expanded beyond its viral multi-balm, too, with lightweight SPF sticks and even a mess-minimizing grinding cleansing balm.

— Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 15 Aug. 2026
This major price cut gives pet owners, apartment renters, and busy families an easy way to clean up the mess in a single pass without retail price strain.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of mess

Noun

The venerable establishment was undamaged, but shut down amid the chaos.

— Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
As climate chaos causes oceans to swallow coastlands, and as surging water displaces and devastates communities, social survival will demand that people find ways to live and work with – and on – the water.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of chaos

Noun

The new on-pitch laws… There was confusion at Middlesbrough’s Riverside Stadium in the first round of the Carabao Cup, when substitute Fin Cartwright was held back from entering the pitch straight away.

— George Edwards, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
The confusion is that Italian etiquette is not the same as Italian-American etiquette, where the continuing use of the spoon is not uncommon.

— Judith Martin, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of confusion

Noun

A number of cardiovascular conditions—including atrial fibrillation, a common heart rhythm disorder—are linked to cardiac neurons.

— Isabella Backman, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
The study connected gut inflammation in 12 children to neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism.

— Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026

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