abyssal
2 synonyms and 1 antonym for abyssal, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Adj — So deep that it seems to have no bottom.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Antonyms
Etymology
First recorded in the 1690s, abyssal comes from Medieval Latin abyssalis, from Latin abyssus (“abyss”) plus -alis (“-al”), and is equivalent to abyss + -al.
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