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Synonyms for hell

Noun

1. hell, hell on earth, hellhole, snake pit, the pits, inferno, region, part
usage: any place of pain and turmoil; "the hell of battle"; "the inferno of the engine room"; "when you're alone Christmas is the pits";
2. hell, blaze, trouble
usage: a cause of difficulty and suffering; "war is hell"; "go to blazes"
3. Hell, perdition, Inferno, infernal region, nether region, the pit, imaginary place, mythical place
usage: (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment; "Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell"- John Milton; "a demon from the depths of the pit"
4. Hel, Hell, Hades, infernal region, netherworld, Scheol, underworld, imaginary place, mythical place
usage: (religion) the world of the dead; "he didn't want to go to hell when he died"
5. sin, hell, activity
usage: violent and excited activity; "they began to fight like sin"
6. hell, blaze, mischief, mischief-making, mischievousness, deviltry, devilry, devilment, rascality, roguery, roguishness, shenanigan
usage: noisy and unrestrained mischief; "raising blazes"
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