One of the mysteries of the English language finally explained.
Synonyms of abysmal in English:
abysmal
See definition of abysmal
adjective
1‘some of the teaching was abysmal’
SYNONYMS
very bad, dreadful, awful, terrible, frightful, atrocious, disgraceful, deplorable, shameful, woeful, hopeless, lamentable, laughable, substandard, poor, inadequate, inferior, unsatisfactory
rotten, appalling, crummy, pathetic, pitiful, useless, lousy, shocking, dire, poxy, the pits
British duff, chronic, a load of pants, pants
North American vulgar slang chickenshit
ANTONYMS
superb
2‘abysmal ignorance’
SYNONYMS
profound, extreme, utter, complete, thorough, deep, endless, immeasurable, boundless, incalculable, unfathomable, bottomless