Synonyms of abysses

abysses

noun

plural of abyss

as in oceans

an immeasurable depth or space

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• oceans
• chasms
• gulfs
• deeps
• expanses
• fissures
• caverns
• crevices
• holes
• crevasses
• pits
• clefts
• abysms
• voids
• hollows
• reaches
• vacancies
• breadths
• stretches
• vacuums
• black holes
• vacuities
• extents
• spreads

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of abysses

Jean-Pierre is an artifact of an age that looks recent on paper but feels prehistoric in practice—the age of pantsuits, the word ’empowerment,’ the musical Hamilton, the cheap therapeutic entreaties to ‘work on yourself’ and ‘lean in’ to various corporate abysses. — Literary Hub, 17 Dec. 2025

On the other side of the country, Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport, a longtime reader favorite, is a warm alternative to sterile airport abysses. — Hannah Towey, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Oct. 2024