Synonyms for perdition
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Hell
hell, abyss, inferno, pit, underworld, nether world, nether region
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
Absolute ruin; downfall.
Their decision to buy stocks just before the crisis led to their perdition.
- n. 2
Eternal damnation.
Forms
- Plural
- perditions → hells, abysses, infernos, pits…
Example sentences
- hell I'd rather live in hell than in the United States.
- pit Ziri planted a pit of a date palm in his backyard.
- abyss One step further, and you will fall into an abyss.
- inferno Australia is experiencing a fiery inferno.
- destruction They found no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.
- doom It seems to me that you only see doom and gloom.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| perdition | rising | |
| hell | rising | |
| pit | steady | |
| abyss | rising | |
| inferno | rising | |
| destruction | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- pit1
- 4 letters
- hell1, loss1, ruin2, doom1
- 5 letters
- wreck1, abyss2
- 7 letters
- inferno3
- 8 letters
- downfall2
- 9 letters
- damnation3
- 10 letters
- underworld3
- 11 letters
- destruction3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ruin2 = 2 syllables).