What does abysmal mean?

abysmal means "very great; limitless". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in abysmal?

abysmal has 3 syllables: a-bys-mal. The stress falls on "bys". In IPA it is /əˈbɪzməl/.

What is another word for abysmal?

Close synonyms include abyssal, unfathomable. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is abysmal a common word?

abysmal is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

abysmal — meaning, pronunciation and 2 definitions

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
very great; limitless
“abysmal misery”
“abysmal stupidity”
Similarimmeasurable
2.
resembling an abyss in depth; so deep as to be unmeasurable
“the abyssal depths of the ocean”
Synonymsabyssal unfathomable
Similardeep

Questions about abysmal

What does abysmal mean?: abysmal means "very great; limitless". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in abysmal?: abysmal has 3 syllables: a-bys-mal. The stress falls on "bys". In IPA it is /əˈbɪzməl/.
What is another word for abysmal?: Close synonyms include abyssal, unfathomable. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is abysmal a common word?: abysmal is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for abysmal come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
very great; limitless
“abysmal misery”
“abysmal stupidity”
Similarimmeasurable
2.
resembling an abyss in depth; so deep as to be unmeasurable
“the abyssal depths of the ocean”
Synonymsabyssal unfathomable
Similardeep

Questions about abysmal

What does abysmal mean?: abysmal means "very great; limitless". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in abysmal?: abysmal has 3 syllables: a-bys-mal. The stress falls on "bys". In IPA it is /əˈbɪzməl/.
What is another word for abysmal?: Close synonyms include abyssal, unfathomable. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is abysmal a common word?: abysmal is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

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