Synonyms for abysmal
əˈbɪz məlabysmal

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1. abysmaladjective

   very great; limitless

   "abysmal misery"; "abysmal stupidity"

   Synonyms:
   unfathomable, abyssal

   Antonyms:
   shallow, mensurable, measurable

2. abysmal, abyssal, unfathomableadjective

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

   "the abyssal depths of the ocean"

   Synonyms:
   unfathomable, abyssal

   Antonyms:
   mensurable, measurable, shallow

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1. List of paraphrases for "abysmal":

   catastrophic, appalling

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1. Grace Fosu:

   [ Ghana ] has made some strides with regard to women's rights in some areas but has not done very well in other areas... women's role in public life is abysmal with attempts to get an affirmative action law in place not gone far.

2. Terrisa Bukovinac:

   Big Abortion has ensured that abortion remains unregulated, making in-clinic abortions indistinguishable from so-called ‘back alley’ abortions, abortion-vulnerable communities need economic and racial justice to address the root cause of abortion and the abysmal maternal mortality rate, especially for Black women, not the option to terminate the lives of our offspring!

3. Homeland Security Committee:

   Hampered by misstep after misstep, Kirstjen Nielsen's tenure at the Department of Homeland Security was a disaster from the start. It is clearer now than ever that the Trump Administration's border security and immigration policies - that she enacted and helped craft - have been an abysmal failure and have helped create the humanitarian crisis at the border.

4. Lakshheish M Patel:

   NMDC share price is most likely to close @Rs.114 or above at the end of this month no matter where it is right now showing abysmal low.

5. Republican Arizona Sen. John McCain:

   We're not doing enough of anything. We need to train, we need to equip, we need to have boots on the ground for forward air controllers, there has to be total reevaluation of our abysmal failure and the consequences of it.