abyss
The word “abyss” has 2 syllables: a-byss
It's pronounced as /əˈbɪs/
What is synonym and antonym for abyss?
In the thesaurus, “abyss” has 28 synonyms.
Here are synonyms for abyss along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for abyss
- abysm
- black hole
- breadth
- cavern
- chasm
- cleft
- crevasse
- crevice
- deep
- depth
- emptiness
- expanse
- extent
- fissure
- gorge
- gulf
- hole
- hollow
- nothingness
- ocean
- pit
- reach
- spread
- stretch
- vacancy
- vacuity
- vacuum
- void
Meanings of abyss
- noun
- Hell; the bottomless pit; primeval chaos; a confined subterranean ocean.
- (frequently figurative) A bottomless or unfathomed depth, gulf, or chasm; hence, any deep, immeasurable; any void space.
- Anything infinite, immeasurable, or profound.
- Moral depravity; vast intellectual or moral depth.
- An impending catastrophic happening.
- The center of an escutcheon.
- The abyssal zone.
- A difference, especially a large difference, between groups.
Example Sentences
- She stared into the abyss of uncertainty after losing her job.
- The explorer peered over the edge of the deep abyss, feeling a mix of awe and fear.
- His reckless behavior led him perilously close to the abyss of bankruptcy.
- The novel delves into the psychological abyss of its troubled protagonist.
- Diplomatic tensions threatened to plunge the region into the abyss of war.
On this page you'll find 28 synonyms or another words to abyss, such as: abysm, black hole, breadth, cavern, chasm, cleft, crevasse.
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- gorge
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- vacancy
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