NETHERWORLD Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word netherworld. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for NETHERWORLD
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hades | nounn | |||||||
noun • (Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone • (religion) the world of the dead | ||||||||
underworld | nounn | |||||||
noun • the criminal class • (religion) the world of the dead | ||||||||
abyss | nounn | |||||||
noun • a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively) | ||||||||
grave | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • death of a person • a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone) • a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation adjective satellite • dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises • causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm • of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought verb • shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it • carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface | ||||||||
inferno | nounn | |||||||
noun • (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment • any place of pain and turmoil • a very intense and uncontrolled fire | ||||||||
tartarus | nounn | |||||||
noun • a place where the wicked are punished after death | ||||||||
sheol | nounn | |||||||
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damnation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of damning • the state of being condemned to eternal punishment in Hell | ||||||||
heaven | nounn | |||||||
noun • a place regarded by various beliefs as the abode of their deities; also a place where good people are believed to go after death • any place of complete bliss and delight and peace | ||||||||
scheol | nounn | |||||||
noun • (religion) the world of the dead | ||||||||
infernal region | nounn | |||||||
noun • (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment • (religion) the world of the dead | ||||||||
nether region | nounn | |||||||
noun • (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment |