CHASM: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for CHASM?

Need another word that means the same as “chasm”? Find 14 synonyms and 30 related words for “chasm” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Chasm” are: gorge, abyss, canyon, ravine, gully, gulf, pass, defile, couloir, crevasse, cleft, rift, rent, breach

Chasm as a Noun

Definitions of "Chasm" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “chasm” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A deep opening in the earth's surface.
• A deep fissure in the earth's surface.
• A profound difference between people, viewpoints, feelings, etc.

Synonyms of "Chasm" as a noun (14 Words)

abyss	A deep or seemingly bottomless chasm. A rope led down into the dark abyss.
breach	A failure to perform some promised act or obligation. A breach in the mountain wall.
canyon	A ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall. The Grand Canyon.
cleft	A split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin.
couloir	A steep, narrow gully on a mountainside.
crevasse	A deep fissure.
defile	A narrow pass (especially one between mountains.
gorge	The contents of the stomach.
gulf	A deep wide chasm. He felt a gulf between himself and his former friends.
gully	A fielder at gully. He was caught in the gully by Jones.
pass	Any authorization to pass or go somewhere. He had a pass for three days.
ravine	A deep, narrow gorge with steep sides.
rent	The act of rending or ripping or splitting something. The rise in council house rents.
rift	A major fault separating blocks of the earth s surface a rift valley. The sun shone through a rift in the clouds.

Usage Examples of "Chasm" as a noun

• A chasm a mile long.
• The chasm between rich and poor.
• He was engulfed in a chasm of despair.

Associations of "Chasm" (30 Words)

arroyo	A stream or brook.
beck	A beckoning gesture.
canyon	A deep gorge, typically one with a river flowing through it, as found in North America. The Grand Canyon.
cascade	Rush down in big quantities like a cascade. A cascade of anti war literature.
cliff	A steep high face of rock. A coast path along the top of rugged cliffs.
deep	Far down or in deeply. A deep trance.
defile	A narrow pass (especially one between mountains. He took her behind the building and defiled her.
disgorge	Cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over. The combine disgorged a steady stream of grain.
foothill	A relatively low hill on the lower slope of a mountain. The camp lies in the foothills of the Andes.
glen	A narrow valley, especially in Scotland or Ireland.
glut	Supply or fill to excess. There is a glut of cars on the market.
gorge	The contents of the stomach. They gorged themselves on Cornish cream teas.
height	The vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top. Her height marked her out from other women.
incised	Cut or impressed into a surface. An incised design.
ledge	A window ledge. He heaved himself up over a ledge.
marsh	Low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water. Thousands of acres of marshland.
overeat	Overeat or eat immodestly make a pig of oneself. If your friends overeat you re more likely to overeat too.
precipice	A very steep cliff. We swerved toward the edge of the precipice.
ranch	Use land as a ranch. Her husband is ranching in Arizona.
ravine	A deep, narrow gorge with steep sides.
rift	A major fault separating blocks of the earth s surface a rift valley. The Indian landmass rifted from Madagascar about 90 million years ago.
river	A large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea a lake or another river. The river was navigable for 50 miles.
steep	A steep place as on a hill. Note the steep incline.
stream	Something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously. The raft floated downstream on the current.
tigris	An Asian river; a tributary of the Euphrates River.
trickle	Cause (a liquid) to flow in a small stream. Philip trickled a line of sauce on his fish fingers.
vale	A valley (used in place names or as a poetic term. The Vale of Glamorgan.
valley	A long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river. The valley floor.
waterfall	A cascade of water falling from a height, formed when a river or stream flows over a precipice or steep incline. Each phase of a waterfall project must be complete prior to moving to the next phase.