Abyss
Named infinite depth
An abyss is a chasm so deep it seems bottomless—a void that swallows light and measurement.
The word extends naturally to anything vast and unfathomable: the abyss of space, the abyss of despair, the abyss between rich and poor.
To stare into the abyss is to contemplate something terrifying or unknowable.
She felt herself teetering on the edge of an abyss.
Deep, steep-sided gap
- voidWithout legal effect
- pitFruit's hard seed
- gorgeDeep, narrow valley
- depthsLowest or innermost regions
bottomless · fathomless · canyon · crevasse · trench · plunge · yawning · gulf
Realm of the departed
- TartarusDeepest realm of punishment
- hellUnderworld of suffering
- infernoDevastating, uncontrollable blaze
- netherworldRealm of the dead
Hades · perdition · damnation · primordial · chaos · Erebus · bottomless pit · apocalyptic
Total absence of hope
- darknessTotal absence of light
- hopelessnessState without hope
- emptinessAbsence of substance
- voidWithout legal effect
oblivion · nihilism · depression · isolation · loneliness · grief · torment · anguish
Unoccupied area or interval
- black holeCollapsed star's remnant
- singularityPoint where values explode
- infiniteHaving no bounds
- universeComplete system or domain
starless · interstellar · galactic · vacuum · darkness · entropy · event horizon · stellar
Name for deepest waters
- trenchLong narrow excavation
- deep-seaOf ocean depths
- submersibleUnderwater exploration vehicle
- ChallengerSpecific vessel or vehicle name
fathom · benthic · seafloor · underwater · pressure · darkness · bioluminescent · creatures
chasm
Deep, steep-sided gap
depths · bottomless · fathomless · canyon · crevasse · trench · plunge · yawning · gulf · precipice
underworld
Realm of the departed
- TartarusDeepest realm of punishment
- hellUnderworld of suffering
- infernoDevastating, uncontrollable blaze
netherworld · Hades · perdition · damnation · primordial · chaos · Erebus · bottomless pit · apocalyptic · demons
despair
Total absence of hope
- darknessTotal absence of light
- hopelessnessState without hope
- emptinessAbsence of substance
void · oblivion · nihilism · depression · isolation · loneliness · grief · torment · anguish · bleakness
space
Unoccupied area or interval
- black holeCollapsed star's remnant
- singularityPoint where values explode
- infiniteHaving no bounds
universe · starless · interstellar · galactic · vacuum · darkness · entropy · event horizon · stellar · emptiness
Mariana
Name for deepest waters
- trenchLong narrow excavation
- deep-seaOf ocean depths
- submersibleUnderwater exploration vehicle
Challenger · fathom · benthic · seafloor · underwater · pressure · darkness · bioluminescent · creatures · exploration
- fiery abyssBlazing, bottomless void
- The AbyssImmeasurably deep void
- spiritual abyssDeep emptiness of soul
- abyssal depthsDeepest oceanic regions