Thesaurus results for UNDERWORLDS

underworlds

noun

plural of underworld

as in abysses

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 underworlds When the gang comes to the attention of Major Chester Campbell, a DCI in the Royal Irish Constabulary, the wheels are set in motion for adventures through the dangerous underworlds of early 20th-century Britain. —

Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Mar. 2026 For Aronofsky, the city’s ethnic blend has no special claim on virtue; there seem to be as many criminal underworlds as there are demographic groups. —

Richard Brody, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2025

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Jean-Pierre is an artifact of an age that looks recent on paper but feels prehistoric in practice—the age of pantsuits, the word ’empowerment,’ the musical Hamilton, the cheap therapeutic entreaties to ‘work on yourself’ and ‘lean in’ to various corporate abysses.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Dec. 2025
On the other side of the country, Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport, a longtime reader favorite, is a warm alternative to sterile airport abysses.

— Hannah Towey, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Oct. 2024