Abyss vs. Chasm

Abyssnoun

Hell; the bottomless pit; primeval chaos; a confined subterranean ocean.

Abyssnoun

A bottomless or unfathomed depth, gulf, or chasm; hence, any deep, immeasurable; any void space.

Abyssnoun

Anything infinite, immeasurable, or profound.

Abyssnoun

Moral depravity; vast intellectual or moral depth.

Abyssnoun

An impending catastrophic happening.

Abyssnoun

(heraldry) The center of an escutcheon.

Abyssnoun

(oceanography) The abyssal zone.

Abyssnoun

(figurative) A difference, especially a large difference, between groups.

Abyssnoun

A bottomless or unfathomed depth, gulf, or chasm; hence, any deep, immeasurable, and, specifically, hell, or the bottomless pit.

Abyssnoun

Infinite time; a vast intellectual or moral depth.

Abyssnoun

The center of an escutcheon.

Abyssnoun

a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively)

Chasmnoun

A deep, steep-sided rift, gap or fissure; a gorge or abyss.

Chasmnoun

(by extension) A large difference of opinion.

Chasmnoun

A deep opening made by disruption, as a breach in the earth or a rock; a yawning abyss; a cleft; a fissure.

Chasmnoun

A void space; a gap or break, as in ranks of men.

Chasmnoun

a deep opening in the earth's surface

Chasmnoun

a deep fissure in the earth's surface

Chasmnoun

a profound difference between people, viewpoints, feelings, etc.