Synonyms of infernal
107 similar words · 3 opposite words
Another word for infernal is hellish. Other synonyms of infernal are obscure, gloomy, Hadean, Plutonic and Plutonian. The opposite of infernal is heavenly.
Synonyms and similar words for infernal
adjectiveOf or relating to hell, or the world of the dead; hellish.
adjectiveOf or relating to a fire or inferno.
adjectiveStygian, gloomy.
- cimmerian
- dusky
- tenebrousDark and gloomy; obscure.
- adumbralDark, shady.
- blear
- caliginousDark, obscure; murky.
- crepuscular
- dark
- darksomeCharacterized by darkness; gloomy, obscure.
- darkling
- dim
- dimpsy
- dingy
- dull
- fuliginousPertaining to or resembling soot in such features as colour, texture or taste; sooty, dusky.
- gloomyNot very illuminated; dim because of darkness, especially when appearing depressing or frightening.
- leaden
- lightlessLacking light; unilluminated; dark.
- murky
- murksomeCharacterised or marked by murkiness; darksome.
- obscureDark, faint or indistinct.
- shady
- somber
- sombrousGloomy; sombre.
- sunless
- swarthy
- tenebroseDark, tenebrous.
- twilightishResembling twilight; crepuscular.
- umbrageous
- unilluminatedNot illuminated.
- mirksome archaicDark; gloomy; murky.
adjectiveVery annoying; damned.
- blessedDamned (as an intensifier or vehement denial).
- bloodyUsed as an intensifier.
- 4ucking
- accursed
- ballyBloody (used as a mild intensifier).
- blasted
- bleeding
- bleepingA generic intensifier which can be substituted for any profane intensifier.
- blimmingBlooming (as an intensifier).
- blinking
- blooming
- confounded
- consarnedDarn; pestilent.
- cotton-picking
- cursedHateful; damnable; accursed.
- dadburnGoddamned.
- dadgum
- dagnabbed
- damblastedSynonym of damned: used as an intensifier.
- damn vulgarGeneric intensifier. Fucking; bloody.
- damnable vulgar
- damned vulgarGodforsaken.
- dangDamn.
- dangedDamned; accursed; objectionable.
- darnDamn.
- darnedA minced oath for damned, used to express contempt, exasperation, consternation, etc. towards someone or something.
- dashed
- deucedDamned.
- doggoneTo damn; to curse.
- drattedExpressing annoyance or irritation towards the mentioned thing.
- effingMinced oath of fucking.
- ever-loving
- fecking
- flaming
- flippingA mild intensifier; a minced oath of "fucking".
- freaking
- frickingA minced oath of "fucking" as an intensifier.
- friggingA minced oath of "fucking" as an intensifier.
- fucking vulgarAn intensifier, often applying more to the whole utterance than to the specific word it grammatically modifies.
- fudging
- fugging vulgar
- furshlugginerWell-worn, beat-up, piece of junk.
- jiggered British, euphemistic
- goddam vulgarAn English person, from the perspective of a French person or in the context of French history, originating during the...
- goddamn vulgar
- goddamned vulgarUsed as an intensifier expressing anger.
- goddarnedDarned; goddamned.
- godforsaken
- goldurnGoddamn.
- gormedDamned, in the sense of "I'll be damned if...", expressing utter certainty.
- goshdarnGoddamn.
- goshdarned
- hecking
- holyUsed as an intensifier in various interjections.
- living
- mollyfoggingMotherfucking.
- motherfucking vulgarAn intensifier, used in the same contexts as fucking, but more intense.
- pissing vulgarAn intensifier used to express dislike of or annoyance towards the thing mentioned.
- plainDownright; total, unmistakable (as intensifier).
- preciousBlasted; damned.
- raasclaat vulgarAn intensifier.
- ruddy
- sodding vulgarAn intensifier.
- stinking
- cowson UK, archaicUsed for emphasis; bloody; fucking.
- sniggered British, obsoleteDamned, in the sense of "I'll be damned if...", expressing utter certainty.
adjectiveMore synonyms
- Acherontic figurativelyOf or pertaining to hell.
- HadeanPertaining to Hades or hell.
- PlutonicSynonym of Plutonian (“of or relating to Pluto, the Greek and Roman god of the underworld; demonic, infernal”).
- PlutonianOf or relating to Pluto, the Greek and Roman god of the underworld; demonic, infernal.
- subtartareanBeneath Tartarus; infernal.
- TartareanOf or relating to Tartarus.
Opposite of infernal
adjectiveMore antonyms
- heavenlikeResembling or characteristic of a heaven; heavenly.
Meaning of infernal
- adjective Of or relating to hell, or the world of the dead; hellish.
- adjective Of or relating to a fire or inferno.
- adjective Stygian, gloomy.
infernal in other languages
Questions about synonyms of infernal
- What is another word for infernal?
- Infernal has 107 synonyms on Word.ws, such as hellish, obscure, gloomy, Hadean, Plutonic and Plutonian.
- What is the opposite of infernal?
- The opposite of infernal is heavenly.
- What does infernal mean?
- Infernal means of or relating to hell, or the world of the dead; hellish.
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