Synonyms for chasm

Grammar : Noun

Spell : kaz-uh m

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæz əm

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Définition of chasm

Origin : 1590s, "deep crack in the earth," from Latin chasma, from Greek khasma "yawning hollow, gulf," related to khaskein "to yawn," and thus to chaos. In English in 17c. often spelled chasma. Figurative use from 1640s. Related: Chasmal; chasmic.

noun gap, abyss

Example sentences :

I ought, of course, to fling myself into the chasm like that Roman fellow; but, hang it!
Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr

Cautiously he drew back, still looking about for some means to cross the chasm.
Extract from : « The Monster Men » by Edgar Rice Burroughs

The wind hurled them into a chasm, 117 and their bodies were never recovered.
Extract from : « The Heart of Thunder Mountain » by Edfrid A. Bingham

When he reached the opening he dropped flat with his head over the chasm.
Extract from : « The Web of the Golden Spider » by Frederick Orin Bartlett

Tanner could not bridge the chasm between himself and his daughter.
Extract from : « The Harbor of Doubt » by Frank Williams

On our right the shadows were beginning to steal into the chasm.
Extract from : « Romance » by Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer

Removing his furs, he rolled them tightly, and threw them across the chasm.
Extract from : « A Woman who went to Alaska » by May Kellogg Sullivan

In the blinding blizzard they could not see the width of the chasm.
Extract from : « A Woman who went to Alaska » by May Kellogg Sullivan

For a moment the chasm is a battleground of the elements, a fierce, titanic struggle.
Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service

He turned from her to the chasm where the logs were tumbling along.
Extract from : « Joan of Arc of the North Woods » by Holman Day

Antonyms for chasm

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