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underworld

/ˈʌndɚˌwɚld/noun3 syllables

Underworld means: (religion) the world of the dead.

Synonyms for underworld5

noun, as in (religion) the world of the dead

Hell, Hades, infernal region, netherworld, Scheol

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