Synonyms for infernal
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Hellish
hellish, diabolic, fiendish, diabolical, devilish, demonic, satanic, unholy, evil, chthonic, demoniac, atrocious, malicious, demoniacal, fiendlike, malevolent, wicked, vicious, inhuman, iniquitous, sinister, ungodly
2. Damned — very annoying; damned
accursed, blasted, cursed, holy, ruddy, blessed, confounded, darned, blinking, darn, blamed, blame, blooming, dashed, abominable, execrable, flaming, bally, damned vulgar, damnable vulgar, goddamn vulgar, bloody vulgar
Definitions
- adj. 1
Stygian, gloomy.
- adj. 2
Very annoying; damned.
- adj. 3
Of or relating to hell, or the world of the dead; hellish.
Related words
- Word family
- infernalism infernally inferno
- Phrases
- infernal machine infernal stone
- Is a kind of
- unholy
Example sentences
- diabolical To err is human, but to persist is diabolical.
- hellish It sounds nothing to hear, but it was hellish to see.
- fiendish I have come to warn you of a fiendish plot.
- diabolic Tom masterminded a diabolic plot to kill his wife.
- blasted That blasted cat keeps tearing up the upholstery.
- accursed Oh, Vassili, what brings you to this accursed place?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| infernal | rising | |
| diabolical | rising | |
| hellish | rising | |
| fiendish | rising | |
| diabolic | steady | |
| blasted | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- dark1, holy2, evil2, darn1
- 5 letters
- black1, blame1, fiery3, ruddy2, dusky, bally2, helly
- 6 letters
- bloody2, wicked2, blamed1, damned1, cursed1, gloomy2, dashed1, unholy3, nether2, darned1
- 7 letters
- blessed1, goddamn2, obscure2, vicious2, blasted2, flaming2, demonic3, satanic3, inhuman3, hellish2, ungodly3, stygian3
- 8 letters
- sinister3, blinking2, blooming2, devilish2, accursed2, fiendish2, diabolic, damnable, chthonic, demoniac
- 9 letters
- malicious3, atrocious3, execrable4, cimmerian, tenebrous3, chthonian, fiendlike, tenebrose
- 10 letters
- diabolical5, malevolent4, abominable5, confounded3, iniquitous, demoniacal
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (holy2 = 2 syllables).