Deep

adjective
dip

Adjective

  • (of darkness) densely dark

    a face in deep shadow

    deep night

    Similar:Thick
  • of an obscure nature

    a deep dark secret

    Similar:CrypticCrypticalInscrutableMysteriousMystifying
  • difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge

    a deep metaphysical theory

  • strong; intense

    deep purple

    Similar:Rich
  • having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range

    a deep voice

    Similar:Bass
  • 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

    See also:Unfathomable
  • exhibiting great cunning usually with secrecy

    deep political machinations

    a deep plot

  • intense or extreme

    in deep trouble

    deep happiness

  • marked by depth of thinking

    deep thoughts

    a deep allegory

  • relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

    a deep breath

    a deep sigh

    deep concentration

  • relatively thick from top to bottom

    deep carpets

    deep snow

  • very distant in time or space

    deep in the past

    deep in enemy territory

    deep in the woods

  • extending relatively far inward

    a deep border

  • large in quantity or size

    deep cuts in the budget

  • with head or back bent low

    a deep bow

Noun

  • the central and most intense or profound part

    in the deep of night

    in the deep of winter

    Type of:Middle
  • literary term for an ocean

    denizens of the deep

    Type of:Ocean
  • a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor

    Similar:Trench
    Type of:Depression

Adverb

  • to a great depth; far down or in

    dived deeply

    dug deep

    Similar:Deeply
  • to an advanced time

    deep into the night

    Similar:Late

Other

  • to a great distance

    penetrated deep into enemy territory

    went deep into the woods

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