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deep
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- pronunciation:
- dip
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun, adverb
- phrases:
- in deep water
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
deeper, deepest |
| definition 1: |
having great space below or behind a certain point; reaching far down or back; not shallow.
The oceans are deep as well as vast.The deep knife wound was bleeding profusely.You can store a lot of things in these deep cupboards.- antonyms:
- shallow, superficial
- similar words:
- bottomless, broad, cavernous, extensive, fathomless, profound, thick, vast, wide, yawning
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| definition 2: |
extending far into space.
- similar words:
- extensive, far-reaching, penetrating
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| definition 3: |
obscure, hard to understand, or profound.
His philosophical essays are quite deep.I could add very little to their deep, intellectual discussion.- synonyms:
- abstruse, profound, recondite, unfathomable
- antonyms:
- light
- similar words:
- arcane, heavy, impenetrable, incomprehensible, obscure
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| definition 4: |
intensely felt, as emotions.
She was overcome with deep sorrow when her mother died.- synonyms:
- heartfelt, intense
- similar words:
- fervent, heavy, impassioned, profound, strong
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| definition 5: |
low in pitch.
He has a deep voice and sings bass in the choir.- synonyms:
- low-pitched
- antonyms:
- high-pitched
- similar words:
- bass, resonant, rich, sonorous
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| definition 6: |
dark in color.
I love the deep purple of those violets.- synonyms:
- dark
- similar words:
- rich
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| definition 7: |
of great intellectual power.
Even as a first-year student, he was judged deep by his professors.- synonyms:
- intellectual, profound
- antonyms:
- empty, inane, shallow, superficial
- similar words:
- learned, luminous, perspicacious, wise
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| definition 8: |
overwhelming.
He found himself in deep trouble after his arrest.- synonyms:
- grave, serious
- similar words:
- heavy, intense, overwhelming, pressing, profound
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| related words: |
abysmal, erudite, great, hollow, intimate, keen, radical, solid, sound, thick, thoughtful, true |
(adj.)deep
+ noun
affection,
appreciation,
attachment,
blue,
breath,
breathing,
bunker,
canyon,
cave,
commitment,
connection,
conviction,
cut,
depression,
discount,
distrust,
division,
ecology,
emotion,
freeze,
friendship,
fryer,
gorge,
green,
hole,
insight,
integration,
layer,
meaning,
ocean,
orange,
pit,
pocket,
pool,
powder,
ravine,
recession,
red,
resentment,
respect,
root,
sadness,
satisfaction,
scar,
sea,
seabed,
shade,
shadow,
shit,
sigh,
significance,
skillet,
sky,
sleep,
snow,
soil,
sorrow,
space,
suspicion,
tan,
thinker,
throat,
trench,
trouble,
understanding,
vein,
voice,
water,
well,
wood,
wound,
wrinkle
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| phrase: |
in deep water |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a very deep place in the ocean or other body of water.
Some very odd life forms live in the deep.- synonyms:
- depths
- antonyms:
- shallow
- similar words:
- abysm, abyss, bottom
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| definition 2: |
the most intense period.
I woke up suddenly in the deep of night.It's only very cold in the deep of winter.- synonyms:
- dead, depth
- similar words:
- middle, midst
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| part of speech: |
adverb |
| inflections: |
deeper, deepest |
| definition 1: |
to or at a great depth.
The ship sank deep into the ocean.- synonyms:
- profoundly
- similar words:
- down, low
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| definition 2: |
to or at a great extent, distance, or period of time.
He looked deep into the past for the answer.- synonyms:
- far, way
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| definition 3: |
profoundly.
I've thought deep on the subject but still have no answers.- synonyms:
- extensively, profoundly
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| related words: |
far |
| derivations: |
deeply (adv.), deepness (n.) |
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