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deep

How deep a body of water is can be measured from the surface of water to the bottom. You should always be sure you know how deep a swimming pool is before demonstrating your backward somersault dive.

Water can be deep or shallow, and exactly how deep it is can be measured. You can also describe a space not made of water as deep — like when you discover a little house made of candy deep, or far, in the woods. Things can even be figuratively deep when they are extreme, like "deep thoughts" or a "deep recession." The Old English word deop means "deep," but it also means, "awful, mysterious, and solemn."

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: deep

1
 adjnadv
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
literary term for an ocean
to a great distance
2
 adjn
extreme
the central and most intense or profound part
3
 adj
of an obscure nature
4
 adj
having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range
5
 adj
with head or back bent low
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: deep
1

adj 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”
Synonyms
abysmal, abyssal, unfathomable
resembling an abyss in depth; so deep as to be unmeasurable
bottomless
extremely deep
deep-water
of or carried on in waters of great depth
profound, unfathomed, unplumbed, unsounded
situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed
walk-in
(of e.g. closets or refrigerators) extending very far enough back to allow a person to enter
unfathomable
of depth; not capable of being sounded or measured
Antonyms:
shallow
lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center
ankle-deep, knee-deep
coming only to the ankle or knee
fordable
shallow enough to be crossed by walking or riding on an animal or in a vehicle
neritic
relating to the region of shallow water adjoining the seacoast
reefy, shelfy, shelvy, shoaly
full of submerged reefs or sandbanks or shoals
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adj relatively thick from top to bottom

“deep carpets”
“deep snow”
Synonyms
thick
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions

adj extending relatively far inward

“a deep border”
Synonyms
broad, wide
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

adj very distant in time or space

“deep in the past”
“deep in enemy territory”
“deep in the woods”
“a deep space probe”
Synonyms
distant
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance

n literary term for an ocean

“denizens of the deep”
Type of:
ocean
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere

n a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor

Synonyms:
oceanic abyss, trench
Examples:
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Atacama Trench
a depression in the floor of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Chile
Bougainville Trench
a depression in the floor of the Pacific Ocean between New Guinea and the Solomon Islands
Japan Trench
a depression in the floor of the Pacific Ocean to the northeast of Japan that reaches depths of 30,000 feet
Nares Deep
a depression in the floor of the Atlantic Ocean to the north of Haiti and Puerto Rico
Type of:
depression, natural depression
a sunken or depressed geological formation

adv to a great distance

“penetrated deep into enemy territory”
“went deep into the woods”

adv to an advanced time

“deep into the night”
Synonyms:
late

adv to a great depth;far down

“dug deep”
Synonyms:
deeply
2

adj extreme

“in deep trouble”
“deep happiness”
Synonyms
intense
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree

adj large in quantity or size

“deep cuts in the budget”
Synonyms
big, large
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

adj strong; intense

“deep purple”
Synonyms:
rich
colorful, colourful
having striking color

adj relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

“a deep breath”
“a deep sigh”
“deep concentration”
“deep emotion”
“a deep trance”
“in a deep sleep”
Synonyms
heavy, profound, sound, wakeless
(of sleep) deep and complete
profound
coming from deep within one
Antonyms:
shallow
not deep or strong; not affecting one deeply
light, wakeful
(of sleep) easily disturbed
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adj (of darkness) very intense

“a face in deep shadow”
“deep night”
Synonyms:
thick
intense
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree

adj marked by depth of thinking

“deep thoughts”
“a deep allegory”
Synonyms
profound
showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth

n the central and most intense or profound part

“in the deep of night”
“in the deep of winter”
Type of:
middle
time between the beginning and the end of a temporal period
3

adj of an obscure nature

“a deep dark secret”
Synonyms:
cryptic, cryptical, inscrutable, mysterious, mystifying
incomprehensible, inexplicable
incapable of being explained or accounted for

adj difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge

“a deep metaphysical theory”
Synonyms:
abstruse, recondite
esoteric
confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle

adj exhibiting great cunning usually with secrecy

“deep political machinations”
“a deep plot”
Synonyms
artful
marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft
4

adj having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range

“a deep voice”
Synonyms:
bass
low, low-pitched
used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency
5

adj with head or back bent low

“a deep bow”
Synonyms
low
literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension
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