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abysmal

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore A words

extremely bad or profound in degree

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Abysmal in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing abysmal in a sentence.

The film received abysmal reviews and closed within a week.

Synonyms
dreadfulappallingatrocious
Antonyms
excellentsuperbadmirable
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Questions about “abysmal

Abysmal (adjective) means extremely bad or profound in degree
Here is abysmal used in an example sentence: "The film received abysmal reviews and closed within a week."
Common synonyms for abysmal include dreadful, appalling, atrocious.
Antonyms of abysmal include excellent, superb, admirable.
Abysmal is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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