abyss
Vast yawning depth
An abyss is a chasm so deep it seems bottomless.
The word evokes vast, dark spaces—oceanic trenches, underground caverns, the void of space.
Figuratively, an abyss is any profound depth: an abyss of despair, staring into the abyss.
The abyss between two positions suggests an unbridgeable gulf.
In religious contexts, the abyss is hell or primordial chaos.
Deep, narrow valley
- canyonDeep river-cut gorge
- ravineDeep, narrow valley
- crevasseDeep glacial fissure
- fissureNarrow crack in rock
gulf · rift · cleft · precipice · trench · crevice · gully · depths
Underworld of suffering
- infernoDevastating, uncontrollable blaze
- HadesGreek afterlife realm
- TartarusDeepest realm of punishment
- netherworldRealm of the dead
perdition · Erebus · Gehenna · Sheol · brimstone · damnation · infernal · hellfire
Absence of substance
- nothingnessComplete absence of existence
- vacuumAbsence of matter
- oblivionComplete erasure from memory
- nullityComplete absence or invalidity
hollowness · darkness · blackness · absence · nihilism · nonexistence · annihilation · extinction
Long narrow excavation
- bathyscapheSelf-propelled deep-diving craft
- deep-seaOf ocean depths
- fathomNautical depth unit
- submarineUnderwater naval craft
seafloor · hydrothermal · bioluminescence · benthic · submersible · sonar · diving · pressure
Total absence of light
- hopelessnessState without hope
- depressionProlonged low state
- anguishIntense mental suffering
- depthsLowest or innermost regions
plunge · spiral · descent · isolation · grief · desperation · torment · suffering
Intense anticipatory fear
- terrorExtreme, overwhelming fear
- horrorExtreme fear or disgust
- vertigoSensation of spinning
- acrophobiaDread of elevated positions
ominous · menacing · gaping · staring · peering · lurking · unknown · unfathomable
Collapsed star's remnant
- singularityPoint where values explode
- spacetimeMerged dimensional framework
- cosmosOrderly totality of existence
- universeComplete system or domain
infinite · eternal · vastness · immensity · interstellar · gravitational · wormhole · nebula
gorge
Deep, narrow valley
fissure · gulf · rift · cleft · precipice · trench · crevice · gully · depths · plunge
hell
Underworld of suffering
- infernoDevastating, uncontrollable blaze
- HadesGreek afterlife realm
- TartarusDeepest realm of punishment
netherworld · perdition · Erebus · Gehenna · Sheol · brimstone · damnation · infernal · hellfire · sulfurous
emptiness
Absence of substance
- nothingnessComplete absence of existence
- vacuumAbsence of matter
- oblivionComplete erasure from memory
nullity · hollowness · darkness · blackness · absence · nihilism · nonexistence · annihilation · extinction · blankness
trench
Long narrow excavation
- bathyscapheSelf-propelled deep-diving craft
- deep-seaOf ocean depths
- fathomNautical depth unit
submarine · seafloor · hydrothermal · bioluminescence · benthic · submersible · sonar · diving · pressure · oceanography
darkness
Total absence of light
- hopelessnessState without hope
- depressionProlonged low state
- anguishIntense mental suffering
depths · plunge · spiral · descent · isolation · grief · desperation · torment · suffering · sinking
dread
Intense anticipatory fear
acrophobia · ominous · menacing · gaping · staring · peering · lurking · unknown · unfathomable · foreboding
black-hole
Collapsed star's remnant
- singularityPoint where values explode
- spacetimeMerged dimensional framework
- cosmosOrderly totality of existence
universe · infinite · eternal · vastness · immensity · interstellar · gravitational · wormhole · nebula
- Mythic RealmsAsgard, Avalon, Elysium, Hades, Valhalla
- unexplored placesdeep sea, unmapped, undiscovered, deep ocean, uncharted
- deep oceanChallenger Deep, Mariana Trench, ocean trench, trench, ocean floor
- infernohellfire, hellscape, brimstone, sulfur, limbo
- ocean floorseafloor, ocean floor, deep sea floor, oceanic crust, mid-ocean ridge
- other realmsotherworld, netherworld, spirit world, shadow realm, dream realm
- fiery abyssBlazing, bottomless void
- The AbyssImmeasurably deep void
- spiritual abyssDeep emptiness of soul
- abyssal depthsDeepest oceanic regions