Thesaurus results for 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

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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

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The scientists discovered the most distinct feature of Earth's oceans, besides their water, are flat bands of land up to several hundred miles wide and ranging in elevation from about 50 to 1,345 feet (15 to 410 meters) below sea level.

— Charles Q. Choi, Space.com, 20 Apr. 2026
In most of the world’s oceans, such extremes would be lethal to coral.

— Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026