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 5 synonyms.
Here are synonyms for abyss along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for abyss
- chasm
- deep
- expanse
- gulf
- ocean
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 5 synonyms or another words to abyss, such as: chasm, deep, expanse, gulf, ocean.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
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hades
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- abysm
- abyss
- affliction
- agony
- anguish
- blazes
- bottomless pit
- chasm
- condemnation
- crevasse
- damnation
- difficulty
- everlasting fire
- fire and brimstone
- grave
- gulf
- hell
- hellfire
- infernal pit
- infernal regions
- inferno
- limbo
- loss of the soul
- lower world
- misery
- nether regions
- nether world
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- nightmare
- ordeal
- pandemonium
- perdition
- persecution
- pit
- place of torment
- punishment
- purgatory
- ruin
- shades
- suffering
- torment
- torture
- tortures of the damned
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nadir
ocean
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