going to hell
Bound for perdition
Going to hell describes deterioration or decline.
When something is going to hell, it's falling apart or getting worse: This neighborhood is going to hell, The whole project went to hell after she quit.
The phrase implies rapid, possibly irreversible decay.
Literally, it refers to being destined for damnation after death, though this sense is now less common than the figurative.
Eternal spiritual ruin
- infernoDevastating, uncontrollable blaze
- eternalLasting without end
- tormentSevere prolonged suffering
- fireCombustion with flames
brimstone · condemnation · punishment · judgment · retribution · wrath · vengeance · suffering
Predetermined course of events
- cursedUnder a malevolent spell
- doomedDestined for destruction
- ill-fatedDestined to fail
- hopelessBeyond possibility of success
inevitable · ruined · disaster · catastrophe · apocalyptic · predestined · inescapable · sealed
Realm of the departed
- HadesGreek afterlife realm
- netherworldRealm of the dead
- SheolBiblical abode of spirits
- TartarusDeepest realm of punishment
abyss · inferno · Styx · Acheron · purgatory · limbo · pit · descent
Violation of divine law
- wickednessMoral corruption or evil
- depravityProfound moral corruption
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- viceBad habit or deputy
iniquity · transgression · evil · wrongdoing · immorality · fall from grace · temptation · blasphemy
Small handled container
- fast trackAccelerated advancement path
- express laneFaster route or checkout
- chaosComplete disorder and confusion
- messDisorderly, troublesome condition
disaster · falling apart · deteriorating · crumbling · unraveling · nosedive · tailspin · meltdown
perdition
Eternal spiritual ruin
fire · brimstone · condemnation · punishment · judgment · retribution · wrath · vengeance · suffering · damnation
fate
Predetermined course of events
hopeless · inevitable · ruined · disaster · catastrophe · apocalyptic · predestined · inescapable · sealed · lost cause
underworld
Realm of the departed
- HadesGreek afterlife realm
- netherworldRealm of the dead
- SheolBiblical abode of spirits
Tartarus · abyss · inferno · Styx · Acheron · purgatory · limbo · pit · descent · crossing over
sin
Violation of divine law
- wickednessMoral corruption or evil
- depravityProfound moral corruption
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
vice · iniquity · transgression · evil · wrongdoing · immorality · fall from grace · temptation · blasphemy · profanity
handbasket
Small handled container
- fast trackAccelerated advancement path
- express laneFaster route or checkout
- chaosComplete disorder and confusion
mess · disaster · falling apart · deteriorating · crumbling · unraveling · nosedive · tailspin · meltdown · trainwreck
going to hellturning around
Reversing one's direction
getting better · coming together · looking up · on the rise · thriving
going, goes, gone, goer, hell, hells, hellish, hellishly, hellfire