go to hell

VERB

debauch

Synonyms

STRONG

abuse bastardize bestialize betray brutalize debase defile deflower demoralize fornicate fraternize intrigue inveigle lure pervert pollute ravish ruin seduce subvert tempt violate vitiate warp

WEAK

go bad lead astray live in the gutter

Antonyms

STRONG

be loyal clean defend disenchant disgust help honor obey praise protect purify repulse straighten value

WEAK

cleanse improve upgrade

Example Sentences

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“He has no problem telling his friends like me to go to hell if he does not get what he wants, as he should,” Davis said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

He riffed awhile about the physical and mental challenges in the ring, his ability to go to hell and back.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2025

“But, I know one thing: they love each other. He’ll die and go to hell for her, dude. And she’ll do the same for him. That’s her baby.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2023

"I think they thought they could control it, and they realized that their recruiting efforts were going to go to hell in a handbasket if the truth about his death got out," he contended.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2023

This whole thing probably seemed simple to him: Ocean thought I was pretty and he’d told me so; I hadn’t told him to go to hell, so here we were.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi

go to hell

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