Synonyms for abysmal
əˈbɪz məlabysmal

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1. abysmaladjective

   very great; limitless

   "abysmal misery"; "abysmal stupidity"

   Synonyms:
   unfathomable, abyssal

   Antonyms:
   shallow, mensurable, measurable

2. abysmal, abyssal, unfathomableadjective

   resembling an abyss in depth; so deep as to be unmeasurable

   "the abyssal depths of the ocean"

   Synonyms:
   unfathomable, abyssal

   Antonyms:
   mensurable, measurable, shallow

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1. List of paraphrases for "abysmal":

   catastrophic, appalling

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1. Jess Morris:

   I can't afford the flight, I can't afford an abortion. Anyways, I don't think we should be considered criminals for wanting one, repealing the 8th [amendment] hasn't happened because Ireland is controlled by the church. Religion has no place in the constitution. It's so abysmal that this country is allowing this to go on. Women are dying.

2. Alexander Kvitashvili:

   You can see head doctors driving Porsches and having Vertu phones, but the hospitals are in an abysmal condition.

3. Mihir Kapadia:

   With oil prices having rallied considerably since the abysmal start to the year ... (OPEC) delegates are unlikely to be forced into extreme action.

4. Lakshheish M Patel:

   NMDC share price is most likely to close @Rs.114 or above at the end of this month no matter where it is right now showing abysmal low.

5. Tina Ramirez:

   Through Hardwired, the non-profit I founded, I’ve worked in some of the worst religious freedom situations in the world, including Sudan, Nigeria, and Iraq, the religious freedom situation in Russia, Luhansk, and Donetsk ranks right up there with these others. It’s truly abysmal.