abysmal

[uh-biz-muhl] / əˈbɪz məl /

ADJECTIVE

great extent; immeasurable

Synonyms

WEAK

bottomless boundless complete deep endless extreme illimitable incalculable infinite profound thorough unending unfathomable vast

Antonyms

WEAK

infinite low

ADJECTIVE

extending deeply

Synonyms

WEAK

bottomless fathomless plumbless plummetless

Antonyms

WEAK

infinite low

Example Sentences

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Such an action would be "abysmal", Parnes added.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

For the rest of the time, the returns were abysmal.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 18, 2026

But the last four years, beginning when the Fed started raising rates, have been abysmal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

Two years ago, the Bruins were headed for what looked like a truly abysmal season.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

But he was an abysmal experimentalist; he lacked Mendel’s instinctive touch.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee