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. Alexis karpouzos:

   When one door opens, another closes. this is the eternity's circle, mistakes belongs to us, but not all, the fate mapped out for us to follow, but does not define our choices, beings of necessity and randomness, we're rattling over the abyss in the vicinity of dying stars

2. Justin Forsyth:

   What we needed from EU foreign ministers today was life-saving action, but they dithered, with each day we delay we lose more innocent lives and Europe slips further into an immoral abyss.

3. John Koenig:

   We sketch monsters on the map because we find their presence comforting. They guard the edges of the abyss, and force us to look away; so we can live comfortably in the Known World, at least for a little while.

4. Anonymous:

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

5. Honore' de Balzac:

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