as in deep
extending far downward
a desperate cry echoing from the abysmal reaches of the cave
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Recent Examples of abysmal
For the Red Sox, a clear need comes with the backup catcher role, where Connor Wong has been abysmal with just 12 hits, and none for extra bases, in 84 at-bats.
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Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
Relations have generally been abysmal since, reaching another nadir with the US’s recent bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 9 July 2025
Then consider the litany of other government failures in preventing and responding to natural disasters like wildfires, including abysmal state investment in prevention.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 13 July 2025
The Rockies' season has been an abysmal showing so far, including being on pace to break the Chicago White Sox record for most losses in a season, which was set last year.
—Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
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Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
Relations have generally been abysmal since, reaching another nadir with the US’s recent bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 9 July 2025
Then consider the litany of other government failures in preventing and responding to natural disasters like wildfires, including abysmal state investment in prevention.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 13 July 2025
The Rockies' season has been an abysmal showing so far, including being on pace to break the Chicago White Sox record for most losses in a season, which was set last year.
—Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abysmal
Adjective
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What if this moment reveals something deeper than two people’s poor judgment?—
Margie Warrell,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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On the evening of July 3rd, as the sun went down over Kerrville, Texas, a small city of some twenty-five thousand people and the seat of Kerr County, the water in the Guadalupe River was just four inches deep, according to the U.S. Geological Survey’s stream gauge there.—
John Seabrook,
New Yorker,
21 July 2025
Adjective
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Close to a third lose their job, and the social isolation can be profound.—
April Dembosky,
NPR,
22 July 2025
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In 2012, Phyllis Barkman Ferrell experienced a profound irony.—
Juergen Eckhardt,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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“Abysmal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abysmal. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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