Chasm synonyms and antonyms
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ravine (related)
The definition of a ravine is a deep valley or gorge that is typically narrow with steep sides.
hole (related)
A gap, usually the valence band of an insulator or semiconductor, that would normally be filled with one electron. If an electron accelerated by a voltage moves into a gap, it leaves a gap behind it, and in this way the hole itself appears to move through the substance. Even though holes are in fact the absence of a negatively charged particle (an electron), they can be treated theoretically as positively charged particles, whose motion gives rise to electric current.
A wide gap, as in understanding:
A problematic situation resulting from such a disparity:
A usually adjustable opening in an optical instrument, such as a camera or telescope, that limits the amount of light passing through a lens or onto a mirror.
A deep gully cut by an intermittent stream; a dry gulch.
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A narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge.
A crack, crevice, or split.
The definition of a crater is a hollow, bowl-shaped hole.
A deep crack or fissure, esp. in a glacier
A long narrow opening; a crack or cleft.
A break where a part is missing or lost, as in a manuscript; gap in a sequence; lacuna
Superintendence or supervision, often, specif., as part of governmental regulation
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The grave, or underworld.
(Geol.) A large fault along which tectonic movement was mainly lateral
(Games) Absence of cards of a particular suit in a dealt hand:
An abyss.
gaping-chasm (related)
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fault-line (related)
junction (antonym)
(Nautical) The place where a distributary departs from the main stream.
A manufactured article of a standard shape or form that is ready for final processing, as by stamping or cutting:
high (related)
(Informal) A large area of elevated atmospheric pressure; an anticyclone.
A narrow entrance into the outwork of a fortification.
A hollow area within the body:
closure (antonym)
A finish; end; conclusion
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juncture (antonym)
The act of joining or the condition of being joined.
Find another word for chasm. In this page you can discover 29 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for chasm, like: ravine, hole, gulf, gap, abyss, aperture, arroyo, canyon, cleft, crater and crevasse.
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