What is another word for hellhole?

Pronunciation: [hˈɛlhə͡ʊl] (IPA)

The word "hellhole" is commonly used to describe a place that is unpleasant or unbearable to live in. However, using such language may easily offend someone. If you're looking to convey the same sentiment without resorting to harsh language, you may consider using alternative words. Synonyms for "hellhole" include "nightmare," "cesspool," "dump," "inferno," "abyss," "quagmire," "wasteland," "blight," and "mire." Each of these words can be used to describe a place that is undesirable, uncomfortable, or downright dangerous. By opting for a less judgmental and more neutral language, you can make a point without sounding offensive or insensitive.

Synonyms for Hellhole:

What are the paraphrases for Hellhole?

Paraphrases are restatements of text or speech using different words and phrasing to convey the same meaning.
Paraphrases are highlighted according to their relevancy:
- highest relevancy
- medium relevancy
- lowest relevancy

What are the hypernyms for Hellhole?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    hades, inferno, purgatory, Abode of despair, Abode of misery, House of torture, Nightmarish place, Place of agony, place of suffering.

Usage examples for Hellhole

The flag which floats over every hellhole of mine and mill and prison?
"The Red Conspiracy"
Joseph J. Mereto
"Take a dozen men, Shandy, and search yon hellhole.
"The Outlaw of Torn"
Edgar Rice Burroughs
He had dared the misery and hardship, dared X.C. and the horrible death it brought, that this hellhole of Vulcan might be exposed, that it might be wiped out of existence by government agreement.
"Vulcan's Workshop"
Harl Vincent

Famous quotes with Hellhole

  • It’s the end of the world. I was excited by the whole situation. Well, if everybody is going to die, die hard, shit, but what do I know? Is this an atomic bomb--the end of the world--the end of the millennium? No more fear of being fired--for typos or tardiness--digressions or recessions--and what a way of being fired--bursting into flames--without two weeks notice--and without six months of unemployment--and without sick leave, vacation, or comp time--without a word of what was to come--on a glorious morning--when nature ran indifferent to the course of man--there came a point when that sunny sky turned into a hellhole of a night—with papers, computers, windows, bricks, bodies falling, and people running and screaming...
    Giannina Braschi

Semantically related words: brimstone, fire and brimstone, the gates of hell, eternal damnation

Word of the Day

multitasker
The word "multitasker" usually refers to someone who can perform different tasks simultaneously. However, there are several antonyms for this word, which describe the opposite type...