Need another word that means the same as “inferno”? Find 12 synonyms and 30 related words for “inferno” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Inferno” are: hell, infernal region, perdition, pit, conflagration, hell on earth, hellhole, snake pit, the pits, blaze, holocaust, firestorm
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “inferno” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| blaze | A strong flame that burns brightly. White ended the season in a blaze of glory with seven goals in as many games. |
| conflagration | A very intense and uncontrolled fire. Tinder dry conditions sparked fears of a conflagration in many drought devastated communities. |
| firestorm | A very intense and destructive fire (typically one caused by bombing) in which strong currents of air are drawn into the blaze from the surrounding area making it burn more fiercely. The incident triggered a political firestorm. |
| hell on earth | The abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment- John Milton. |
| hellhole | Any place of pain and turmoil. The floors of these little hellholes are awash with stinking chemical waste. |
| holocaust | An act of mass destruction and loss of life (especially in war or by fire. A nuclear holocaust. |
| infernal region | An inhabitant of Hell. |
| perdition | (in Christian theology) a state of eternal punishment and damnation into which a sinful and unrepentant person passes after death. She used her last banknote to buy herself a square meal before perdition. |
| pit | An orchestra pit. A demon from the depths of the pit. |
| snake pit | Limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous. |
| the pits | A workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it. |
| abyss | A deep or seemingly bottomless chasm. The abyss between the two nations. |
| breach | A gap in a wall, barrier, or defence, especially one made by an attacking army. A breach in the mountain wall. |
| cavity | A sizeable hole (usually in the ground. The abdominal cavity. |
| chthonic | Dwelling beneath the surface of the earth. A chthonic deity. |
| conflagration | A very intense and uncontrolled fire. Tinder dry conditions sparked fears of a conflagration in many drought devastated communities. |
| dark | Used of color having a dark hue. I ll be home before dark. |
| decayed | Having rotted or decomposed. A decayed foundation. |
| delve | Reach inside a receptacle and search for something. The approach from the surface above had awed her so hugely delved were the tunnels. |
| demon | A cruel wicked and inhuman person. His eyes are bursting with pure demon. |
| die | Cut or shape with a die. Three toasters have died on me. |
| dint | A dent or hollow in a surface. The soft dints at the top of a coconut. |
| dug | An udder or breast or teat. |
| everlasting | Lasting forever or a very long time. The damned would suffer everlasting torment. |
| heaven | Used in various exclamations as a substitute for ‘God. Galileo used a telescope to observe the heavens. |
| infernal | Irritating and tiresome (used for emphasis. You re an infernal nuisance. |
| leaky | Permitting the unwanted passage of fluids or gases. A leaky roof. |
| nick | Cut a nick into. He was being fingerprinted in the nick. |
| peephole | A hole (in a door or an oven etc) through which you can peep. She peered through the security peephole in the solid oak door. |
| perdition | (in Christian theology) a state of eternal punishment and damnation into which a sinful and unrepentant person passes after death. Hurl d headlong To bottomless perdition there to dwell. |
| permeable | Allowing fluids or gases to pass or diffuse through. A frog s skin is permeable to water. |
| pit | Remove the pits from. The recent protests over planned pit closures. |
| prison | Imprison. He died in prison. |
| purgatory | A temporary condition of torment or suffering. This was purgatory worse than anything she d faced in her life. |
| quarry | Extract something such as stones from or as if from a quarry. Quarry marble. |
| sick | People who are sick. Gossip that makes one sick. |
| sin | Commit a sin. Lord we have sinned against you. |
| stygian | Dark and dismal as of the rivers Acheron and Styx in Hades. |
| underworld | The world of criminals or of organized crime. A man reputed to be a godfather of the Glasgow underworld. |
| unearth | Discover (something hidden, lost, or kept secret) by investigation or searching. The CIA unearthed a plot to kill the President. |
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