Antonyms for abyss
əˈbɪsabyss

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1. abyss

   Antonyms:
   surface, cavity, depression, indentation

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

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1. • Chasm

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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

How to use abyss in a sentence?

1. 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.

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. Anonymous:

   Obsessively hating something is still obsessing. Do not forget what happens when you stare into the abyss.

4. Bob Barnes:

   When you’re up on the second level, and you look up into that dome, you lose your breath, it’s like looking down from a skyscraper, but you’re looking into the abyss. It’s really cool.

5. Chief Executive Lam:

   Can we bear to push it into the abyss and see it smashed to pieces?

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