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 Anything less and the balance of the Heat’s offseason — and future — tilts toward an abyss. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026 Some misjudge its power and are swept away, their final moments lost in the churning abyss. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026 The Dolphins and their fans have been wandering a quarter century in football abyss, in national irrelevance, and wonder how the franchise of the Perfect Season, of Don Shula and Dan Marino, could get this way. — Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026 This is the man who wants to ensure the survival of human civilization while our own planet teeters toward the abyss? — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for abyss

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Noun

Microplastics have been found in the ocean, air, food and water, as well as a range of human tissues.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
An ocean bordered by dozens of countries would be far harder to rename than a gulf or a lake.

— Bilin Lin, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of ocean

Noun

Five years earlier my brother had gotten married, leaving me home alone without the buffers of his distracted affection, his big brotherly insouciance, his rebellious indifference to the emotional chasm widening between our parents.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
Just add more alcohol and more reminders of these couples’ experiential chasm, and Lee’s command of irony in a simmering atmosphere is in a league all its own.

— Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of chasm

Noun

Deciduous trees the color of fresh green apples line the riverbank, then dot the vast expanses of conifer forest that stretch up into the hills.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
Everything is a little bit more rivets and angles, a little bit less wide expanse.

— Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2026

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