Noun | 1. | deep - the central and most intense or profound part; "in the deep of night"; "in the deep of winter" |
2. | deep - a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor Synonyms: oceanic abyss, trench | |
3. | deep - literary term for an ocean; "denizens of the deep" | |
Adj. | 1. | deep - relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply; "a deep breath"; "a deep sigh"; "deep concentration"; "deep emotion"; "a deep trance"; "in a deep sleep" Antonyms: shallow - not deep or strong; not affecting one deeply; "shallow breathing"; "a night of shallow fretful sleep"; "in a shallow trance" |
2. | deep - marked by depth of thinking; "deep thoughts"; "a deep allegory" | |
3. | deep - 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" Antonyms: shallow - lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center; "shallow water"; "a shallow dish"; "a shallow cut"; "a shallow closet"; "established a shallow beachhead"; "hit the ball to shallow left field" | |
4. | deep - very distant in time or space; "deep in the past"; "deep in enemy territory"; "deep in the woods"; "a deep space probe" | |
5. | deep - extreme; "in deep trouble"; "deep happiness" | |
6. | deep - having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range; "a deep voice"; "a bass voice is lower than a baritone voice"; "a bass clarinet" Synonyms: bass | |
7. | deep - strong; intense; "deep purple"; "a rich red" Synonyms: rich | |
8. | deep - relatively thick from top to bottom; "deep carpets"; "deep snow" | |
9. | deep - extending relatively far inward; "a deep border" | |
10. | deep - (of darkness) very intense; "thick night"; "thick darkness"; "a face in deep shadow"; "deep night" Synonyms: thick | |
11. | deep - large in quantity or size; "deep cuts in the budget" | |
12. | deep - with head or back bent low; "a deep bow" | |
13. | deep - 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. | deep - 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 - exhibiting great cunning usually with secrecy; "deep political machinations"; "a deep plot" | |
Adv. | 1. | deep - to a great depth; "dived deeply"; "dug deep" Synonyms: deeply |
2. | deep - to an advanced time; "deep into the night"; "talked late into the evening" Synonyms: late | |
3. | deep - to far into space; "penetrated deep into enemy territory"; "went deep into the woods"; |