HELL a place regarded in various religions as a spiritual realm of evil and suffering, often traditionally depicted as a place of perpetual fire beneath the earth where the wicked are punished after death. synonyms: the netherworld, the Inferno, the infernal regions, the abyss; More antonyms: heaven a state or place of great suffering; an unbearable experience. "I've been through hell" synonyms: a misery, torture, agony, a torment, a nightmare, an ordeal. Also known as the Dixon household.