hades

noun

Definition of hadesnext
as in underworld

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Recent Examples of hades Persephone, goddess of spring and the fields, became the spouse of Hades, who ruled the underworld. — Literary Hub, 18 May 2026 Michael Lorenzen and Coors Field look like a match made in Hades. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 16 May 2026 In Absolute Wonder Woman, drawn by Hayden, who is also part of this artistic new wave, Diana Prince is raised in Hades by the sorceress Circe to be a witch, not on Paradise Island by caring Amazonians, and flies on a skeleton horse. — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hades
  1. underworld
  2. netherworld
  3. inferno
  4. purgatory
  5. Sheol
Noun
  • Dementia related to untreated syphilis left him incapable of resuming his position atop the country’s criminal underworld.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The show revolved around Crockett and Tubbs, two undercover detectives infiltrating South Florida’s criminal underworld.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of underworld
Noun
  • And with most of the original cast now long gone, the latest sequel often feels as cursed as that treacherous netherworld.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The Further, in other words, doesn’t just have to be a foggy, dim netherworld.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of netherworld
Noun
  • Other passengers included André Breton, Victor Serge, and Claude Lévi-Strauss—all fleeing the inferno.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Four cars and two storage containers were damaged by the inferno, the fire department said.
    — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of inferno
Noun
  • The band hovers in a razor-thin lacuna between heaven and hell, between ascension and purgatory, on the verge of going either way.
    — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Kamala Harris, who was saved from political purgatory when Joe Biden chose her as his running mate, came closest — though not close — in 2024.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of purgatory
Noun
  • The soul is the same one that ancient Egyptians called the ka, or that God promises the psalmist will be rescued from Sheol, or that lay dormant in the minds of so many contemporary American readers, waiting for the right sound to set it free.
    — Christian Wiman, Harper's Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024
Definition of Sheol

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“Hades.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hades. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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