hellishness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hellishness
Noun
  • The tinny, atmospheric beat escalates the wickedness, like a party that ends with a seance.
    Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Or watch Margaret Hamilton terrorize Dorothy before getting the backstory behind her wickedness.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 28 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Luther, like Breaking Bad and other shows of that era, was very dark and plumbed the depths of human depravity.
    Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Feb. 2025
  • But what starts out as an easy payday soon becomes an unsettling journey into the deepest pits of human depravity.
    S.A. Cosby, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Unable to comprehend the enormity of what’s transpired, Saxon ignores it.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2025
  • In order to provide a glimpse of the enormity of the changes that are underway, ProPublica and the Tribune identified nearly three dozen of the most impactful policy changes set in motion by the orders signed on the first day.
    Mica Rosenberg, ProPublica, 7 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • How could an empathetic person commit such atrocities?
    Ross Overline, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Kirchner had, a year earlier, backed sanctions for clergymen who publicly opposed the government’s human rights policies, including his decision to annul laws pardoning dictatorship-era atrocities.
    Federico Perelmuter, The Dial, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Baggy bombers were spotted on the runway at Saint Laurent’s spring 2025 fashion show, which clearly nodded to the decade of decadence, while boho styles — including Penny Lane coats — have seen a major resurgence in the past year.
    Hannah Malach, WWD, 9 Mar. 2025
  • After all, Capricorn is an Earth sign and indulges in pleasures and decadence.
    Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 8 Nov. 2024
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“Hellishness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hellishness. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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