infernal

Examples

• All

• Haze from the heat hung across the mountains; even this high up, the infernal heat killed all sound, all movement of paws and wings.

  Fiction book (2002)

• His cape whips up around him as if from some low infernal wind.

  Fiction book (1995)

• And I do not appreciate your visiting him in that infernal place.

  Francis of Assisi (1961)

• What is it you see in that infernal mirror?

  Fiction book (2001)

• It's a marriage made somewhere south of heaven and north of the infernal regions.

  Blog text (18)

• Please don't leave me all alone in this infernal place!

  Black Sunday (1977)

• Every infernal adversary, every legion.

  One Missed Call (2008)

• Because tonight, not even ten infernal legions will succeed in keeping us out.

  Blog text (22)

• This infernal beast's demise has eluded us for too long.

  Knights of the Damned (2017)

• The infernal heat of the desert made it nearly impossible to travel during midday.

Synonyms

D

demonic

vsinfernal

91 8.1

Extremely evil and cruel, as if caused by the devil

relates more broadly to hell and to tormenting suffering

D

damned

vsinfernal

90 7.5

Marked as being punished forever in hell

focuses on hell relation and cruel torment as qualities not the condemned state

D

diabolical

vsinfernal

44 8.2

Very evil and cruel, like a devil

focuses more on hellish torment and general hell relation

H

hellish

vsinfernal

28 6.1

Very unpleasant and painful, like being in hell

adds emphasis on cruelty and torment as moral evil rather than only unpleasantness

S

Satanic

vsinfernal

26 7.4

Connected with Satan or with evil beliefs and rituals

is broader and refers to hell and torment beyond direct Satan reference

U

ungodly

vsinfernal

21 7.2

Morally wrong because it goes against religious rules

stresses relation to hell and tormenting cruelty beyond religious wrongness

U

unholy

vsinfernal

20 6.3

Extremely cruel and evil, like something from hell

stresses relation to hell and tormenting suffering rather than only moral wrongness

F

fiendish

vsinfernal

10 7.9

Being very cruel and evil and making others suffer

also emphasizes relation to hell and torment beyond mere cruelty

H

hellacious

vsinfernal

• Informal

3 9.0

Very bad or difficult and hard to deal with

refers to hellish evil and torment rather than general difficulty or intensity

I

iniquitous

vsinfernal

• Formal

2 9.8

Very unfair and wrong in a way that harms people

focuses more on relation to hell and torment rather than just immorality

C

cursed

vsinfernal

• Literature

1 7.4

Condemned to suffer in Hell forever

focuses on being condemned to hell rather than describing evil acts

H

helly

vsinfernal

• Slang

9.9

An extremely unpleasant situation that is hard to handle

is more formal and includes evil or torment beyond slang unpleasantness

Antonyms

A

angelic

32 4.0

Kind, pure, and innocent in a way that seems like an angel

H

heavenly

29 3.4

Extremely pleasant and giving great comfort

S

supernal

• Literature

1 9.9

Having a beautiful, heavenly look or sound that feels holy

Compounds

I

infernal machine

• NSFW

1 9.9

A hidden bomb set to explode later to kill or hurt people

I

infernal region

• Literature

1 9.9

A place of suffering for the dead in religious stories

How Evil

infernal

• Literature

8 8.3

diabolical

44 8.2

evil

∞ 1.2

wicked

149 4.6

bad

12 4.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology