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Underworld

The world of the dead, located underneath the world of the living; the afterlife.

📖 Definitions of "Underworld"

noun

1
The world of the dead, located underneath the world of the living; the afterlife.
2
That part of society that is engaged in crime or vice.
3
The portion of a game that is set below ground.

🔄 Synonyms of "Underworld"

6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
netherworldnoun	The place to which one's spirit descends upon death, conceived as below the surface of the earth.
scheolnoun	(religion) the world of the dead
hellnoun	(in many religions, uncountable) A place of torment where some or all sinners are believed to go after death and evil spirits are believed to be.
infernal regionnoun	(religion) the world of the dead
hadesnoun	(Greek mythology) The underworld, the domain of Hades, by transference from its god.
helnoun	(religion, Norse mythology) The realm of the dead who did not die in combat, ruled by the goddess and located in Niflheim (one of the Nine Realms).

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Underworld"

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Word	Definition
netherworldnoun	The place to which one's spirit descends upon death, conceived as below the surface of the earth.
hellnoun	(in many religions, uncountable) A place of torment where some or all sinners are believed to go after death and evil spirits are believed to be.
hadesnoun	(Greek mythology) The underworld, the domain of Hades, by transference from its god.
helnoun	(religion, Norse mythology) The realm of the dead who did not die in combat, ruled by the goddess and located in Niflheim (one of the Nine Realms).
infernal regionnoun	(religion) the world of the dead
scheolnoun	(religion) the world of the dead
afterlifenoun	A conscious existence after death; a supernatural life that follows one's natural life, in some worldviews.
environmentnoun	The natural world or ecosystem.
mafianoun	The Mob: any particular mafia, mentioned uniquely within the discussion's established or implicit context, usually and especially the Sicilian-Italian–Italian-American one (especially in American English) but occasionally others (e.g., the Russian one, the Japanese one).
gangsternoun	A member of a criminal or street gang.
syndicatenoun	A group of individuals or companies formed to transact some specific business, or to promote a common interest; a self-coordinating group.
triadnoun	A grouping of three.
mainlandnoun	The continent; the principal land, as distinguished from islands or a peninsula.
gravenoun	(strictly) An excavation in the earth as a place of burial.
mobnoun	A large or disorderly group of people; especially one bent on riotous or destructive action.
blacknoun	(countable and uncountable) The colour/color perceived in the absence of light, but also when no light is reflected, but rather absorbed.
nethernoun	(UK dialectal, Scotland) Oppression; stress; a withering or stunting influence.
deadnoun	(often with "the") Time when coldness, darkness, or stillness is most intense.
undergroundnoun	(chiefly British) Synonym of subway: a railway that is under the ground.
pitnoun	A hole in the ground.