1
as in inferno
the place of punishment for the wicked after death
condemned to hell for their sins
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2
as in nightmare
a situation or state that causes great suffering and unhappiness
picking cotton under the hot summer sun was hell
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3
as in havoc
a state in which everything is out of order
all hell broke loose when the jury's verdict was announced
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Recent Examples of hell
Yes, war is hell and that pain should be felt by the instigators of war (like Vladimir Putin) and not just the victims (like Volodymyr Zelenskyy).
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 3 June 2025
He’s gained maturity and perspective by going through hell and back a couple times on the way to getting clean and sober; and he’s developed even more of both via fatherhood and, more recently, grandfatherhood.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 1 June 2025
Recent matchups: Lumen Field has been hell on earth for MNUFC.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 30 May 2025
But even the flames of hell can’t keep Southerners away from our beloved summer desserts.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 1 June 2025
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 3 June 2025
He’s gained maturity and perspective by going through hell and back a couple times on the way to getting clean and sober; and he’s developed even more of both via fatherhood and, more recently, grandfatherhood.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 1 June 2025
Recent matchups: Lumen Field has been hell on earth for MNUFC.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 30 May 2025
But even the flames of hell can’t keep Southerners away from our beloved summer desserts.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 1 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hell
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Achieving the effect required precise teamwork—all while the actor navigated the growing inferno.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
4 June 2025
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As images of the inferno and its aftermath circulated, some took to social media to bemoan the loss while others celebrated its destruction.—
Bracey Harris,
NBC news,
25 May 2025
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But highly damaged Mark, whose upbringing was evidently a nightmare of abuse, has found salvation, or at least escape: He’s ordained himself a servant of the Lord, holding improvisational services in the prison chapel to a paltry flock.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
20 June 2025
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The full scope of the nightmare began to crystallize even as the chief learned how the instincts of a Brooklyn Park sergeant put the police on a collision course with Vance Boelter, the man accused of assassinating the Hortmans after shooting a state senator and his wife, at a critical moment.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
18 June 2025
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The adventurer turns out to be a wild champion of havoc who alienates friends and demolishes any social scene.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2025
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Suddenly, Nicky, who Chloe has erased from her life, is back in the picture and causing havoc as the police investigate the murder and zero in on Ethan, who had tensions with his father.—
Nina Metz Chicago Tribune,
Boston Herald,
9 June 2025
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This offensive abyss has also coincided with Aaron Judge’s first slump of the season.—
Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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The country’s longest-serving prime minister has pulled himself back from the abyss with what appears to be a wildly successful opening to a military campaign against Iran.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
17 June 2025
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And that gave him some kind of legitimacy after 40 years of agony, derided by the music press.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
11 June 2025
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For more than a year, the Perry family waited in agony for answers.—
Christina Coulter,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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The mess, not the message, is what many Americans absorbed.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
13 June 2025
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But chances are, this habit can snowball and become a cluttered mess.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 June 2025
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Yet, the measure was promptly shuffled into the House Rules Committee, where it could be buried to perdition.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2025
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Appropriately for a fantasy of perdition suited to this nihilistic century, the logic of eternal punishment remains opaque.—
Elisa Gonzalez,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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In a season full of misery and a historic number of losses, there was plenty of reason to celebrate Colorado’s first walk-off win.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
12 June 2025
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Greta’s missed opportunity to understand the deep roots of this misery is another lesson lost to the world.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
11 June 2025
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“Hell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hell. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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