Synonyms for abysmal
- adjective
Most common
terrible awful appalling atrocious bottomless unfathomable chronic
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Atrocious — extremely bad; terrible
atrocious, terrible, appalling, awful, dreadful, rubbish, gruesome
2. Profound — pertaining to, or resembling an abyss
profound, fathomless, deep, bottomless, immeasurable, unfathomable, unending, abyssal, soundless
Other
chronic, deityforsaken rare
Definitions
- adj. 1
Pertaining to, or resembling an abyss.
- adj. 2
Extremely bad; terrible.
Example sentences
- terrible Terrible shooting broke out the night before last.
- awful I think it's awful, that they're spreading rumors.
- appalling Sami didn't deserve to die in this appalling way.
- atrocious Lucy's cute, but she's got an atrocious character.
- bottomless Ziri was afraid to fall into a bottomless pit.
- unfathomable It is just unfathomable to even think about.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| abysmal | rising | |
| terrible | rising | |
| awful | rising | |
| appalling | steady | |
| atrocious | steady | |
| bottomless | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- deep1
- 5 letters
- awful2
- 7 letters
- chronic2, rubbish2, abyssal
- 8 letters
- terrible3, profound2, dreadful2, gruesome2, unending3
- 9 letters
- appalling3, atrocious3, soundless
- 10 letters
- bottomless3, fathomless
- 12 letters
- immeasurable5, unfathomable5
- 13 letters
- deityforsaken
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (awful2 = 2 syllables).