Synonym: abysm. Similar words: baby, side by side, step by step. Meaning: [ə'bɪs] 
n. a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively).
n. a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively). 91. Brutally, bloodily, blindly, the rulers of old China moved toward the abyss.