as in deep
extending far downward
a desperate cry echoing from the abysmal reaches of the cave
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Recent Examples of abysmal
And that was the reason for trying to go down this road of voting out either Jake or eventually Sophi when Sophi was abysmal in that challenge.
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
He’s been held under 200 yards twice this season, including throwing for an abysmal 82 yards in the loss to Mississippi State.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Sep. 2025
Though the book was met with abysmal reviews, it was included in a larger collection of Bowles’s work that received critical acclaim in her lifetime, and in recent years has become an object of fervid admiration.
—Nicole Flattery, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Instead, Mullen’s at UNLV, racking up victories as if that abysmal 2021 season that ended his Florida tenure never happened.
—Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 17 Sep. 2025
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
He’s been held under 200 yards twice this season, including throwing for an abysmal 82 yards in the loss to Mississippi State.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Sep. 2025
Though the book was met with abysmal reviews, it was included in a larger collection of Bowles’s work that received critical acclaim in her lifetime, and in recent years has become an object of fervid admiration.
—Nicole Flattery, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Instead, Mullen’s at UNLV, racking up victories as if that abysmal 2021 season that ended his Florida tenure never happened.
—Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abysmal
Adjective
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Driving through deep water can also negatively affect a vehicle's mechanical and electrical systems.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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Driving through deep water can also damage a vehicle's mechanical and electrical systems.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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But, unsurprisingly, his favorite aspect of the place is its profound quietness.—
Rosecrans Baldwin,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Oct. 2025
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Our parents’ generation could count on stability, security, predictability — and profound corporate loyalty that cut both ways.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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