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[uh-BIZ-muhl]
Adjective

Definitions

  1. Extremely poor or bad.
  2. Immeasurably low or deep, as in like an abyss.

Examples

"Since Marc played video games the whole week, he earned an abysmal score on the test."

"The number of audience attending the concert was abysmal and way lower than their expectations."

Synonyms

appallingdreadfulawfulterriblefrightfulatrocious

Antonyms

hopefulgoodoutstanding

Additional Notes

  • The word was first recorded in mid 1600s combining abysm (an abyss) + -al.
  • A related adjective is abyssal which means 'unfathomable' or 'relating to the bottom of ocean depths.'