# wide chasm

**Pronunciation:** /waɪd ˈkæzəm/ · WIDE KAZ-um

**Part of speech:** noun phrase

## Meaning

A very broad and deep opening or fissure in the ground, or a significant, unbridgeable gap between two people or groups.

## Examples

- The earthquake left a wide chasm running through the center of the valley.
- There is a wide chasm between their political ideologies that makes compromise nearly impossible.
- She peered into the wide chasm, terrified by the sheer drop into the darkness below.

## Synonyms

- gap — General term for any space between two things.
- fissure — A long, narrow opening or crack in rock or earth.
- gorge — A narrow valley between hills or mountains, typically with a stream.
- abyss — A bottomless or unfathomably deep pit.

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