underworld
/ˈʌndɚˌwɚld/noun3 syllables
Underworld means: (religion) the world of the dead.
Synonyms for underworld5
noun, as in (religion) the world of the dead
What does underworld mean?2
noun
1
(religion) the world of the dead“No one goes to Hades with all his immense wealth”
2
the criminal class
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Underworld in a sentence
- We have just begun our search of the underworld.AmarMecheri
- The chthonic ruler of the underworld, Hades, lived below the earth.DuosDragonPolyglot
- In Buddhism, the god Enma rules the underworld.hecko
- Christopher Columbus once fought Cerberus, the three-headed guardian of the underworld, with nothing but his hat.FeuDRenais
- Tom found a portal to the underworld.ddnktr
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of underworld
as a noun
- plural
- underworlds