Hell – Synonyms, Antonyms, Meaning, Definition and More

Standard Synonyms

Devil
Inferno
Purge
Tartarus
Gehenna
Sheol

Slang Synonyms

-af
-drag
-pain
-pesky
-annoying
-bothersome

Academic Synonyms

Blaze
Bloodbath
Bone-ache
Bruising
Burning
Calamity
Cigarette
Demons
Distress
Fire
Fire and brimstone
H-e-double-hockey-sticks
Hair-raising
Hard times
Heartache
Hell on earth
Hobgoblins
Hot spot
House of pain
Inferno
Keg
Labor
Mind-blowing
Mother of all hangovers
Nailed
Nightmare
Nitty-gritty
Nuclear war
Pain
Pangs
Pitchfork-bearing devils
Prickly
Punishment
Rack
Scary as hell
Searing
Shakespearean sonnet
Shock
Skin of one’s teeth
Slough of despond
Snake pit
Steam
Stickiest

Old English Synonyms

Harrow
Woe
Torment
Misery
Death

Regional Synonyms

Inferno
Gehenna
Tartarus

Industry-specific Synonyms

N/A

Antonyms

Heaven
Angel
God
Worshipped
Believing
Prayed.

Meaning

a place where evil and suffering are found

Definition

Most commonly, hell is seen as a place of suffering and punishment after death. In some religious beliefs, hell is a place where humans are reunited with their spirit guide or god.

Example Sentences

I’m going to hell for lying.

I’m going to hell for what I did.

I’m in hell right now.

I deserve to go to hell.

This is hell.