Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for abyss. Search instead for hypabyssa.
Definitions

abyss

[uh-bis] / əˈbɪs /
NOUN
something very deep, usually a feature of land
Synonyms


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

"There is no such situation; instead, what we realise is that the country is going further into an abyss."

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Elsewhere, “Navalny” filmmaker Daniel Roher also tries to look at the bright side in his latest, “The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist,” but only after gazing into the abyss.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

But instead of getting devoured by the abyss, he says over Zoom, he honed in on making something “unknown.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

Saturday's Anfield horror show at the hands of Nottingham Forest was a headlong fall into the abyss.

From BBC • Nov. 22, 2025

“The light that all flowed into the abyss and vanished...And that was Dust? Was it really?”

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman




Vocabulary lists containing abyss


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "abyss" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com