HELLISH Synonyms: 100 Similar and Opposite Words

hellish

adjective

as in horrible

of, resembling, or befitting hell We've been having hellish weather lately. The battlefield was a hellish scene of death and destruction.

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Recent Examples of hellish The titular vampire gang has formed a band, and when its members start to shred, the stage sinks down to create a mosh pit—a hellish underworld into which victims later drop. —

Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2026 In all, Amazon’s new feature is a hellish experiment in engineering just about the most disingenuous content imaginable. —

Frank Landymore, Futurism, 30 Apr. 2026 Its parking lot at the corner of Western Avenue and 8th Street in Koreatown equally hellish. —

Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026 Agnes sits in a dark room where Commander Judd asks her questions as a bunch of men watch, their faces stacked on a big screen, like Hollywood Squares but hellish. —

Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hellish

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hellish

Adjective

Which is horrible, just that amount of women being murdered.

— Ellise Shafer, Variety, 17 May 2026
Hmmm, a book about climate change, economic hardship, labor shortages, rising food prices, and a family having a horrible time?

— Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 15 May 2026