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abyss

/əˈbɪs/noun2 syllables

Abyss means: a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively).

Synonyms for abyss2

noun, as in a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively)

abysm

also used for abyss

gulf

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What does abyss mean?1

noun

1

a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively)

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with abyss?17

one syllable

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two syllables

dismiss
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Abyss in a sentence

  • One step further, and you will fall into an abyss.keegi
  • There are no shortcuts to the peak, only to the abyss.JunjouLover
  • Defeated, the ex-champion fell into the abyss of despair.ebubekir
  • For a man, passion is a torrent; for a woman, an abyss.npvojtik
  • Man is a rope, knotted between animal and superman – a rope over an abyss.carlosalberto
  • After losing his job, he fell into the abyss of depression.Nuel
  • The ocean's abyss pulled me in, deeper and deeper.AlanF_US
  • When you gaze into the abyss, the abyss also gazes into you.Nicat

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Forms of abyss

as a noun

plural
abysses