Thesaurus results for UNDERWORLD

underworld

noun

ˈən-dər-ˌwərld

Definition of underworld

as in abyss

a social sphere that exists outside of the mainstream a magazine article taking an insightful look at the underworld inhabited by street people

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Recent Examples of underworld Star Wars Outlaws on Switch 2 drops you into the galaxy’s underworld as Kay Vess, a scoundrel trying to pull off the biggest heist in the Outer Rim. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 26 June 2026 The company’s downfall came not from its ties to the Costa Rican underworld but from Pughsley and the others’ failure to pay taxes. — Keith O’Brien, New Yorker, 25 June 2026 The show, which starts in 1977 in Naples, follows Pietro Savastano – a tough city kid from a poor neighborhood – who is set to enter the criminal underworld as a means of survival. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 16 June 2026 The shooters in the deadly K Street massacre moved within the complex orbit of criminal gangs and their offshoots that make up Sacramento’s underworld, an expert on the capital city’s gang culture testified Monday. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 15 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for underworld

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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

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Alistair Taylor’s reward for accompanying him into this teenage netherworld was to be given lunch at his current favorite city-center restaurant, the Peacock.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2026
The rules of this netherworld announce themselves, early on, via a nondescript wall sign.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2026

Definition of netherworld

Noun

This debacle plunges the Marvins into Sydney’s criminal demimonde, where Susi is part of an organization headquartered in an amusement park and led by another brother-sister duo, this one terrifyingly unhinged.

— Judy Berman, Time, 11 Mar. 2026
The gumshoe’s exploits, punctuated with suspense, dark comedy and a motley cast unique to the demimonde of the Mexican capital, have been made into films and a Netflix series and translated into English and other languages.

— Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025

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