underworld

Plural: underworlds

Noun

• the criminal class
• (religion) the world of the dead; -Theognis
• The world of the dead, located underneath the world of the living; the afterlife.
• That part of society that is engaged in crime or vice, and particularly those involved in organized crime.
• The portion of a game that is set below ground.

Examples

• A disproportionate amount of local politicians have connections to the underworld.
• In Hindu scriptures, the four-eyed dogs Śārvara and Śyāma guard the underworld's entrance.

Synonyms

Hades, Hell, infernal region, netherworld, Scheol, hell

Antonyms

overworld

Related Words

Gehenna, Hades, Hel, Niflheim, Niflhel, Tartarus, hell