Top 10 Other Words for Hell (Explained w Examples)

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So, do you want to know what other words you can use instead of the word “hell”? Look no further, we have the answers you need. Keep reading and you will find multiple examples and learn how to use them.

Inferno

Meaning: The constant burning fires of hell.

Example Sentence: Life has been hard, I feel like I’m stuck in an inferno.

Misery

Meaning: Feeling of pain and discomfort, used to describe hell.

Example Sentence: I am drowned in constant misery.

Nightmare

Meaning: A bad dream, can describe a hellish situation.

Example Sentence: When will this nightmare end?

Purgatory

Meaning: A place of suffering where people wash away their sins (in Catholicism).

Example Sentence: I feel like I am stuck in purgatory constantly.

Hades

Meaning: Hell in Greek mythology.

Example Sentence: Going through life is like living in Hades.

Abyss

Meaning: Regions of hell that are a bottomless pit.

Example Sentence: I feel like I am falling deeper into the abyss with each passing day.

Limbo

Meaning: A part of hell, according to Christianity.

Example Sentence: Me and Jason are stuck in a perpetual Limbo of constantly breaking up.

Pandemonium

Meaning: A chaotic and wild place.

Example Sentence: Every day feels like pandemonium to me!

Underworld

Meaning: Different way of saying hell.

Example Sentence: When I came into that bar it felt like I was in the underworld.

Abaddon

Meaning: A place of destruction, hell.

Example Sentence: Their relationship is like Abbadon, it’s incredibly toxic and chaotic.

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