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crevasses

NOUN

crack, gap

Synonyms

WEAK

abyss chasm chink cleft crack cranny cut division fissure fracture hole interstice opening precipice rent rift slit split

NOUN

precipice

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abyss chasm fissure

STRONG

cleft gap hole

Antonyms

STRONG

closure solid

Example Sentences

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It is a dangerous and unstable place, "criss-crossed with crevasses", and with slopes of up to 45 degrees, according to the Polish team.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2025

There’s a point being made there: His wrinkles and crevasses echo the landscape, which has also been shaped by time and forces of nature.

From New York Times • May 24, 2024

It’s best known for wide spine-tingling crevasses spanned by flimsy-looking aluminum ladders lashed together with rope.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2024

Yet for decades, due to the risk of avalanches and hidden snow-lined crevasses, no research expedition had ever been able to reach the peak of Nevado Huascarán to collect these ancient records.

From Science Daily • Nov. 15, 2023

We got clear of the pressure-ridges and crevasses in the first hour of pulling.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin