Synonyms for Deep
21 senses across 3 parts of speech, powered by WordNet 3.0.
Words related to "Deep" (adjective) include heavy, profound, sound, wakeless.
Adjective
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
"a deep breath" "a deep sigh" "deep concentration" "deep emotion" "a deep trance" "in a deep sleep"
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heavyprofoundsoundwakeless
marked by depth of thinking
"deep thoughts" "a deep allegory"
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profound
having great spatial extension or penetration downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or laterally or outward from a center; sometimes used in combination
"a deep well" "a deep dive" "deep water" "a deep casserole" "a deep gash" "deep massage" "deep pressure receptors in muscles" "deep shelves" "a deep closet" "surrounded by a deep yard" "hit the ball to deep center field" "in deep space" "waist-deep"
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abysmalabyssalunfathomablebottomlessdeep-waterprofoundunfathomedunplumbedunsoundedwalk-in
very distant in time or space
"deep in the past" "deep in enemy territory" "deep in the woods" "a deep space probe"
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distant
extreme
"in deep trouble" "deep happiness"
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intense
having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range
"a deep voice" "a bass voice is lower than a baritone voice" "a bass clarinet"
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bass
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lowlow-pitched
strong; intense
"deep purple" "a rich red"
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rich
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colorfulcolourful
relatively thick from top to bottom
"deep carpets" "deep snow"
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thick
extending relatively far inward
"a deep border"
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widebroad
(of darkness) very intense
"thick night" "thick darkness" "a face in deep shadow" "deep night"
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thick
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intense
large in quantity or size
"deep cuts in the budget"
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largebig
with head or back bent low
"a deep bow"
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low
of an obscure nature
"the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms" "a deep dark secret" "the inscrutable workings of Providence" "in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life"- Rachel Carson "rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands"
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crypticcrypticalinscrutablemysteriousmystifying
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inexplicableincomprehensible
difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge
"the professor's lectures were so abstruse that students tended to avoid them" "a deep metaphysical theory" "some recondite problem in historiography"
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abstruserecondite
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esoteric
exhibiting great cunning usually with secrecy
"deep political machinations" "a deep plot"
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artful
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shallow
Noun
the central and most intense or profound part
"in the deep of night" "in the deep of winter"
Broader
middle
a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
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trenchoceanic abyss
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natural depression
literary term for an ocean
"denizens of the deep"
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ocean
Adverb
to a great depth; far down
"dived deeply" "dug deep"
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deeply
to an advanced time
"deep into the night" "talked late into the evening"
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late
to a great distance
"penetrated deep into enemy territory" "went deep into the woods"
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