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abyss

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of abyss

an immeasurable depth or space

looking down at the dark ocean from the shipʼs rail, the cruise passenger felt as though he was staring into an abyss

Synonyms of abyss

abysm, chasm, deep, gulf, ocean

Words Related to abyss

cleft, crevasse, crevice, fissure

cavern, hole, hollow, pit

breadth, expanse, extent, reach, spread, stretch

black hole, emptiness, nothingness, vacancy, vacuity, vacuum, void

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