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. Ernie Crey:

   The record of the federal government where consultation is concerned is abysmal at best.

2. Tina Ramirez:

   Through Hardwired, the non-profit I founded, I’ve worked in some of the worst religious freedom situations in the world, including Sudan, Nigeria, and Iraq, the religious freedom situation in Russia, Luhansk, and Donetsk ranks right up there with these others. It’s truly abysmal.

3. 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.

4. Darren Soto:

   Hurricanes Irma and Maria have seen time and time again that colonial status is simply not working, look no further than the abysmal Hurricane Maria recovery efforts and the draconian PROMESA law to prove this point all too well.

5. 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.