Cross and Hell

Cross

Cross noun - A test of faith, patience, or strength.

Show all Definitions

Hell and cross are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hell" instead a noun "Cross".

Hell noun - A situation or state that causes great suffering and unhappiness.

Usage example: picking cotton under the hot summer sun was hell

Show all Definitions

Cross and hell are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cross" instead a noun "Hell".

Nearby Words: hellish, hellion

like	like cross	like hell
good	good cross	good hell
high	high cross	high hell
full	full cross	full hell
Other adjectives: particular, complete, regular, original, many, actual, big, little, unholy, last, Christian.

Enchanted Arms is a notable subversion: Early in the quest, a general blows the hell out of a bridge which you need to cross.

Source: Broken Bridge
Mind Screw: Once you get over the disaster and the sadness and the temporal weirdness and try to work out what the hell just happened, your eyes cross.

Source: Recap / Doctor Who S30 E11 "Turn Left"
Hell, even the original Kamen Rider manga featured a scene with Rider 1 impaling a monster through the back with the cross of a church.

Source: Impaled with Extreme Prejudice

Cite this Source

Hell and Cross. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cross/hell

Cross & Hell. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cross/hell>.

Hell or Cross. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cross/hell.

Google Ngram Viewer shows how "cross" and "hell" have occurred on timeline