gaping
Yawning wide open
Gaping describes something wide open, especially a mouth or wound: a gaping hole in the wall, He stared with gaping mouth.
The word emphasizes the size or conspicuousness of an opening.
A gaping chasm yawns before you.
Figuratively, a gaping flaw in an argument is one impossible to miss.
Absence of substance
- abyssImmeasurably profound depth
- nothingnessComplete absence of existence
- vacuumAbsence of matter
- hollowEmpty within
absence · depths · darkness · oblivion · chasm · bottomless · infinite · vast
Intense sudden wonder
- bewildermentState of being baffled
- stupefactionMental numbness from shock
- amazementOverwhelming surprise and wonder
- dumbfoundedRendered speechless by surprise
aghast · flabbergasted · incredulity · startled · disbelief · thunderstruck · staring · slack-jawed
wide
Of great breadth
maw · chasm · hole · wound · aperture · orifice · doorway · entrance · gulf · breach
emptiness
Absence of substance
- abyssImmeasurably profound depth
- nothingnessComplete absence of existence
- vacuumAbsence of matter
hollow · absence · depths · darkness · oblivion · chasm · bottomless · infinite · vast · blank
astonishment
Intense sudden wonder
- bewildermentState of being baffled
- stupefactionMental numbness from shock
- amazementOverwhelming surprise and wonder
dumbfounded · aghast · flabbergasted · incredulity · startled · disbelief · thunderstruck · staring · slack-jawed · openmouthed
bleeding
Blood loss from injury
- lacerationTorn, ragged wound
- fleshSoft body matter
- tornPulled into pieces
raw · exposed · injury · cut · gash · split · bloody · deep · open · festering
- astonishmentamazement, awe, wonder, wonderstruck, awestruck
- clothing flawshole, rip, tear, stain, wrinkle
- size changesenlarge, enlargement, expand, expansion, shrink
- opennessopen, openness, transparent, transparency, accessible
- dominance displaysdisplay, alpha behavior, power stance, chest puffing, baring teeth
- jaw actionschewing, clenching, opening, closing, biting
gapingshallow
Without much depth
superficial · shoal · surface-level · skin-deep · minor