abyssal

1. 1.

   relating to ocean depths from 2000 to 5000 meters
2. 2.

   resembling an abyss in depth; so deep as to be unmeasurable

   “the abyssal depths of the ocean”

   Synonymsabysmalunfathomable

   Similardeep

Questions about abyssal

What does abyssal mean?

abyssal means "relating to ocean depths from 2000 to 5000 meters". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in abyssal?

abyssal has 3 syllables: a-bys-sal. The stress falls on "a".

What is another word for abyssal?

Close synonyms include abysmal, 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 abyssal a common word?

abyssal is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.