Synonyms for abyss
əˈbɪsabyss

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.5 / 11 votes

1. abyss

   Synonyms:
   gulf, profound, gorge, deep, pit, chasm, depth

   Antonyms:
   surface, cavity, depression, indentation

Princeton's WordNetRate this synonym:1.4 / 11 votes

1. abyss, abysmnoun

   a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively)

   Synonyms:
   abysm

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1. • Chasm

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:4.5 / 2 votes

1. abyssnoun

   Synonyms:
   gulf, gorge, great depth, bottomless gulf or pit

2. abyssnoun

   Synonyms:
   hell, limbo, purgatory

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1. List of paraphrases for "abyss":

   chasm, precipice, cesspool, gulf, gap, brink, divide, sinkhole

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1. List of known nicknames for "Abyss":

   Prince Justice, Chris Justice, Chris J. Parks, Chris Mitchell, The Original Terminator, Chris Park, Mr. Joseph Park, Esq., Abismo, Cleage, King of Pain

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1. Honore' de Balzac:

   The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness.

2. Vargas Zeppetello:

   These are frightening scenarios that we still have the capacity to prevent, this study shows you the abyss, but it also shows you that we have some agency to prevent these scenarios from happening.

3. Kristina Hooper:

   We can continue in the situation we've been in for months which is one step forward, further into the trade war abyss, followed by one step or a half step backwards.

4. Johann Christian Friedrich von Schiller:

   Folly, thou conquerest, and I must yieldAgainst stupidity the very godsThemselves contend in vain. Exalted reason, Resplendent daughter of the head divine,Wise founders of the system of the world,Guide of the stars, who are thou then, if thou,Bound to the tail of folly's uncurb'd steed,Must, vainly shrieking, with the drunken crowd,Eyes open, plunge down headlong in the abyss.

5. Jose Manuel Barroso:

   We didn't want people in Portugal, in Greece to suffer. But we were close to the abyss, if we, in Europe, want to keep our social welfare model then we must stick with budget consolidation. We don't want Europe to turn into just a museum for tourists to visit.