heck

noun

ˈhek How to pronounce heck (audio)
Definition of hecknext
as in hell
a state in which everything is out of order it looks like heck in that boy's bedroom

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Recent Examples of heck The latter’s been quietly making a heck of a case for a step up, too. — Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 25 Mar. 2025 At speeds like that, however, that brave octopus may have been in for one heck of a ride. — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2025 Add in the steady Alex Vlasic, already the No. 1 defenseman at age 23 and showing a lot more offense this season, and the eventual return of Kevin Korchinski, and the Blackhawks have the makings of a heck of a top-four for the foreseeable future. — Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025 So that's a heck of a gamble to take with the entire industry. — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for heck
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heck
  1. hell
  2. havoc
  3. mess
  4. jumble
Noun
  • The road to economic hell is paved with political intentions.
    — Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
  • This not entirely pleasant odor led medieval visitors to believe that this area was the gate to hell, but that’s not keeping anyone away these days: The bath, which steams away at 99.5 degrees, is free and open 24 hours a day, with crowds at all times of day and night.
    — Maggie Fuller, AFAR Media, 1 Apr. 2025
Definition of hell
Noun
  • The Artist Known as Muse is here to wreak some bloody havoc.
    — Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The outbreak is forecasted across the central Gulf Coast, Deep South and the Tennessee Valley with some tornadoes spanning long and possibly causing havoc, according to the National Weather Service.
    — Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of havoc
Noun
  • The mascara dries quickly, and there’s no mess or smudging.
    — Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Rule out any mess conundrums with this silver scalloped crumb catcher.
    — Hayley Bloomingdale, Vogue, 2 Apr. 2025
Definition of mess
Noun
  • Instead, voters themselves are jumbles of competing and sometimes contradictory interests.
    — Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Baker also leads the orchestra, which sounds grand — although the sound in the arts center’s Pugh Theater often left musicians, lead singers and chorus all at the same level, with actors speaking over all of it at the same time to create a sonic jumble.
    — Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2025
Definition of jumble

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