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Synonyms for limbo

noun

  1. Abode of the (righteous) dead

    nothingness, purgatory, nether regions; see hell 1, oblivion 2.

  2. Confinement

    imprisonment, internment, captivity; see confinement 1.

  3. Exclusion

    exile, isolation, banishment; see exclusion.

in limbo

up in the air, on hold, pending, in abeyance.

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