Synonyms of purgatories

purgatories

noun

plural of purgatory

1

as in infernos

a temporary place or state in which the souls of people who die make amends for their sins

It was a summer job that felt like purgatory to the teen.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• infernos
• hells
• underworlds
• netherworlds
• abysses
• blazes
• pits
• hellfires
• shades
• perditions
• Gehennas
• fire and brimstones
• Pandemoniums

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• glories
• promised lands
• happy hunting grounds
• heavens
• nirvanas
• blisses
• skies
• paradises
• Sions
• Valhallas
• New Jerusalems
• Elysia
• Zions
• elysian fields
• kingdom comes
• Elysiums
• empyreans

2

as in nightmares

a place or state of temporary suffering

We found ourselves trapped in the purgatory of a rush-hour traffic jam.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nightmares
• curses
• horrors
• ordeals
• agonies
• hells
• miseries
• tribulations
• torments
• tortures
• afflictions
• crosses
• murders
• trials
• calamities
• misfortunes
• tragedies
• Gehennas
• calvaries
• thorns
• galls
• downers
• bummers
• drags

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pleasures
• joys
• fun
• diversions
• delights
• entertainments
• recreations
• riots
• heavens
• picnics
• larks
• paradises