netherworld

Noun

Meaning

(religion) the world of the dead

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

hades hell underworld inferno infernal region Scheol infernal regions otherworld gehenna hellfire tartarus pandemonium acheron damnation abyss
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Antonyms

nirvana dreamland elysium galaxy zion azure
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Hypernyms

fictitious place imaginary place mythical place

Phrases with the word

entire netherworld netherworld descent journey to the netherworld

Examples

The failures of the press have contributed immensely to the emergence of a talk-show nation, in which public discourse is reduced to ranting and raving and posturing. We now have a mainstream press whose news agenda is increasingly influenced by this netherworld. Carl Bernstein

If you don't have an E-mail address, you're in the Netherworld. If you don't have your own World Wide Web page, you're a nobody. Clifford Stoll

The netherworld is timeless and unchanging, and boring -- much like a doctor's waiting room. Christopher Moore (author)

His lion and hippo legs twitched. I wondered if netherworld monsters dreamed of chasing rabbits. Rick Riordan

No one goes to Hades with all his immense wealth Source: Internet

He enters a psychic netherworld over which both he and Eldritch seemingly have some control. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

netherward netherwards netherwear netherworld descent Nethery nethinim