Limbo

/ˈlɪmbəʊ/

Synonyms for "limbo" (48 found)

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Closest matches (10)

Strong matches (14)

hustlein abeyanceinfernal regionsinfernojahannanjiglower worldnarakanether worldobscurityon the shelf
Noun(3 words)
infant limbointermediate stateoblivion

Related words (24)

pandemoniumpenpenfoldperditionpinfoldplace of confinementplace of tormentpoundpurgatoryshades belowsheolsuspendedthe abyssthe bottomless pitthe gravethe pittophettreading watertwilightunderworld
Noun(4 words)
pending statussuspended stateuncertaintyunresolved state

Related word relations

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More general

9 entries
afterlife conceptconceptconditionfictitious placeimaginary placemythical placeobscuritystatetheological concept

More specific

5 entries
administrative limbobureaucratic limboexistential limbolimbo of infantsorganizational limbo

Collocations

6 entries
in limbolegal limbolimbo periodlimbo statestate of limbotheological limbo

Inflections

1 entries

Sample sentences

53 total sentences available.

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It's still in limbo.

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If life puts us on our knees, let's dance the limbo!

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It's not explicitly prohibited, but in fact it is not allowed either. It is a legal limbo.

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He is in limbo.

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