Thesaurus results for ABYSS

abyss

noun

ə-ˈbis

Definition of abyss

as in ocean

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 abyss This week, Gracie Abrams pens a tearjerker on mother-daughter relationships, Steve Lacy escapes the abyss of a breakup on a colossal double track, and Beabadoobee contemplates risk and reward on a fuzzy new single. — Rolling Stone, 17 July 2026 Listen for the countdown of 3…2…1…before the trapdoor opens into the abyss. — Alicia Underlee Nelson, Midwest Living, 15 July 2026 This genius gap filler blocks that area and prevents clutter from accumulating in the hard-to-reach abyss. — Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026 While the Kings have plenty on the flank after the February addition of Artemi Panarin, Kuzmenko was a positive contributor when healthy and trusted last season, while their needs in the middle are less of a hole and more of an abyss. — Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 28 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for abyss

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Noun

Alexiou’s film feels defined by water, as the characters increasingly take to the ocean and stormy weather sets in from above.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 30 Aug. 2026
The Pismo Beach Pier stretches out 1,200 feet into the ocean.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of ocean

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Tom, however, is determined not to turn this into anything other than a need to have Willis crack the case and save Jake; the wide chasm between the two is apparent from the start and Tom certainly doesn’t want any reunion with his father.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026
The primary reason for this chasm between psychiatry and the rest of medicine is that knowledge about the biological basis of mental disorders lags behind other medical disorders.

— Anand Kumar, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of chasm

Noun

The attempt to rename the gulf, which has gone by the same name since the 16th Century, drew international opposition, and numerous media outlets vowed to stick with the common and internationally recognized usage.

— Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
At the foot of the gulf, the village of Grimaud is crowned with remnants of a medieval castle, and its winding alleys are adorned with bright bougainvilleas.

— Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of gulf

Noun

The umbral shadow will first appear as a small semicircle of shadow close to the dark expanses of Oceanus Procellarum (the Ocean of Storms) and Mare Humorum on the moon's southwestern edge, before swiftly spreading to swallow the nearby moonscape.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026
But in the vast expanse between the Sierra Nevada and Utah border, a not-exactly-wide-open race for Congress is testing whether a blue wave, should one come November, is ankle-high or something more akin to a political tsunami.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of expanse

Noun

His top returning receiver, Tanook Hines, is sitting out with an injury to start camp, while the rest of the pass-catcher two-deep is made up of either freshmen or transfers.

— Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
Hudson went on to speak about the depth of the water in the area where their boat was, saying that towards the stern, the water was about waist-deep, but towards the bow, the water was deeper.

— Adam England, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026

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