Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun limbo

3 senses of limbo

Sense 1
oblivion, limbo -- (the state of being disregarded or forgotten)
       => obscurity -- (an obscure and unimportant standing; not well known; "he worked in obscurity for many years")

Sense 2
limbo -- (an imaginary place for lost or neglected things)
       => imaginary place, mythical place, fictitious place -- (a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings)

Sense 3
limbo -- ((theology) in Roman Catholicism, the place of unbaptized but innocent or righteous souls (such as infants and virtuous individuals))
       => imaginary place, mythical place, fictitious place -- (a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings)