Synonyms for deep

Noun

1. deep, middle
usage: the central and most intense or profound part; "in the deep of night"; "in the deep of winter"
2. trench, deep, oceanic abyss, natural depression, depression
usage: a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
3. deep, ocean
usage: literary term for an ocean; "denizens of the deep"

Adjective

1. deep (vs. shallow), heavy, profound, sound, wakeless, profound
usage: relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply; "a deep breath"; "a deep sigh"; "deep concentration"; "deep emotion"; "a deep trance"; "in a deep sleep"
2. deep, profound (vs. superficial)
usage: marked by depth of thinking; "deep thoughts"; "a deep allegory"
3. deep (vs. shallow), abysmal, abyssal, unfathomable, bottomless, deep-water, in depth(predicate), profound, unfathomed, unplumbed, unsounded, walk-in(prenominal), unfathomable
usage: 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"
4. deep, distant (vs. close)
usage: very distant in time or space; "deep in the past"; "deep in enemy territory"; "deep in the woods"; "a deep space probe"
5. deep, intense (vs. mild)
usage: extreme; "in deep trouble"; "deep happiness"
6. bass, deep, low (vs. high), low-pitched
usage: having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range; "a deep voice"; "a bass voice is lower than a baritone voice"; "a bass clarinet"
7. deep, rich, colorful (vs. colorless), colourful
usage: strong; intense; "deep purple"; "a rich red"
8. deep, thick (vs. thin)
usage: relatively thick from top to bottom; "deep carpets"; "deep snow"
9. deep, wide (vs. narrow), broad
usage: extending relatively far inward; "a deep border"
10. thick, deep, intense (vs. mild)
usage: (of darkness) very intense; "thick night"; "thick darkness"; "a face in deep shadow"; "deep night"
11. deep, large (vs. small), big (vs. little)
usage: large in quantity or size; "deep cuts in the budget"
12. deep, low (vs. high)
usage: with head or back bent low; "a deep bow"
13. cryptic, cryptical, deep, inscrutable, mysterious, mystifying, inexplicable (vs. explicable), incomprehensible
usage: of an obscure nature; "the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms"; "a deep dark secret"; "the inscrutible 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"
14. abstruse, deep, recondite, esoteric (vs. exoteric)
usage: 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"
15. deep, artful (vs. artless)
usage: exhibiting great cunning usually with secrecy; "deep political machinations"; "a deep plot"

Adverb

1. deeply, deep
usage: to a great depth; "dived deeply"; "dug deep"
2. deep, late
usage: to an advanced time; "deep into the night"; "talked late into the evening"
3. deep,deep
usage: to far into space; "penetrated deep into enemy territory"; "went deep into the woods";
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