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deepest definition
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Overview of adj deep The adj deep has 15 senses (first 8 from tagged texts) 1. (16) 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") 2. (12) deep -- (marked by depth of thinking; "deep thoughts"; "a deep allegory") 3. (11) deep -- (having great spatial extension or penetration; downward ("a deep well"; "a deep dive"; "deep water"; "a deep casserole"); or inward from an outer surface ("a deep gash"; "deep massage"; "deep pressure receptors in muscles"); or backward ("deep shelves"; "a deep closet"); or laterally ("surrounded by a deep yard"); or outward from a center ((sports) "hit the ball to deep center field"); sometimes used in combination; "waist-deep") 4. (7) deep -- (very distant in time or space; "deep in the past"; "deep in enemy territory"; "deep in the woods"; "a deep space probe") 5. (6) deep -- (extreme; "in deep trouble"; "deep happiness") 6. (5) bass, 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") 7. (3) deep, rich -- (strong; intense; "deep purple"; "a rich red") 8. (2) deep -- (relatively thick from top to bottom; "deep carpets"; "deep snow") 9. deep -- (extending relatively far inward; "a deep border") 10. thick, deep -- ((of darkness) very intense; "thick night"; "thick darkness"; "a face in deep shadow"; "deep night") 11. deep -- (large in quantity or size; "deep cuts in the budget") 12. deep -- (with head or back bent low "a deep bow") 13. cryptic, cryptical, deep, inscrutable, mysterious, mystifying -- (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 -- (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") Antonyms of adj deep 15 senses of deep Sense 1 deep (vs. shallow) shallow (vs. deep) => light, wakeful => skin-deep, superficial, surface(postnominal) Sense 2 deep INDIRECT (VIA profound) -> superficial Sense 3 deep (vs. shallow) shallow (vs. deep) => ankle-deep, knee-deep => fordable => reefy, shelfy, shelvy, shoal, shoaly Sense 4 deep INDIRECT (VIA distant) -> close Sense 5 deep INDIRECT (VIA intense) -> mild Sense 6 bass, deep INDIRECT (VIA low) -> high, high-pitched Sense 7 deep, rich INDIRECT (VIA colorful) -> colorless, colourless Sense 8 deep INDIRECT (VIA thick) -> thin Sense 9 deep INDIRECT (VIA wide) -> narrow Sense 10 thick, deep INDIRECT (VIA intense) -> mild Sense 11 deep INDIRECT (VIA large big) -> small little INDIRECT (VIA large big) -> small little Sense 12 deep INDIRECT (VIA low) -> high Sense 13 cryptic, cryptical, deep, inscrutable, mysterious, mystifying INDIRECT (VIA inexplicable) -> explicable Sense 14 abstruse, deep, recondite INDIRECT (VIA esoteric) -> exoteric Sense 15 deep INDIRECT (VIA artful) -> artless Similarity of adj deep 15 senses of deep Sense 1 deep (vs. shallow) => heavy, profound, sound, wakeless => profound Sense 2 deep => profound (vs. superficial) Sense 3 deep (vs. shallow) => abysmal, abyssal => bottomless => deep-water => in depth(prenominal) => profound, unfathomed, unplumbed, unsounded => walk-in(postnominal) Also See-> unfathomable#1 Sense 4 deep => distant (vs. close) Sense 5 deep => intense (vs. mild) Sense 6 bass, deep => low (vs. high), low-pitched Sense 7 deep, rich => colorful (vs. colorless), colourful Sense 8 deep => thick (vs. thin) Sense 9 deep => wide (vs. narrow), broad Sense 10 thick, deep => intense (vs. mild) Sense 11 deep => large (vs. small), big (vs. little) Sense 12 deep => low (vs. high) Sense 13 cryptic, cryptical, deep, inscrutable, mysterious, mystifying => inexplicable (vs. explicable), incomprehensible Sense 14 abstruse, deep, recondite => esoteric (vs. exoteric) Sense 15 deep => artful (vs. artless) Attributes of adj deep 2 of 15 senses of deep Sense 1 deep (vs. shallow) => depth Sense 3 deep (vs. shallow) => depth Familiarity of adj deep deep used as an adjective is familiar (polysemy count = 15) Grep of adj deep ankle-deep deep deep-chested deep-eyed deep-fried deep-laid deep-mined deep-rooted deep-sea deep-seated deep-set deep-water deep in thought deepened deepening knee-deep skin-deep Overview of adj deep The adj deep has 15 senses (first 8 from tagged texts) 1. (16) 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") 2. (12) deep -- (marked by depth of thinking; "deep thoughts"; "a deep allegory") 3. (11) deep -- (having great spatial extension or penetration; downward ("a deep well"; "a deep dive"; "deep water"; "a deep casserole"); or inward from an outer surface ("a deep gash"; "deep massage"; "deep pressure receptors in muscles"); or backward ("deep shelves"; "a deep closet"); or laterally ("surrounded by a deep yard"); or outward from a center ((sports) "hit the ball to deep center field"); sometimes used in combination; "waist-deep") 4. (7) deep -- (very distant in time or space; "deep in the past"; "deep in enemy territory"; "deep in the woods"; "a deep space probe") 5. (6) deep -- (extreme; "in deep trouble"; "deep happiness") 6. (5) bass, 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") 7. (3) deep, rich -- (strong; intense; "deep purple"; "a rich red") 8. (2) deep -- (relatively thick from top to bottom; "deep carpets"; "deep snow") 9. deep -- (extending relatively far inward; "a deep border") 10. thick, deep -- ((of darkness) very intense; "thick night"; "thick darkness"; "a face in deep shadow"; "deep night") 11. deep -- (large in quantity or size; "deep cuts in the budget") 12. deep -- (with head or back bent low "a deep bow") 13. cryptic, cryptical, deep, inscrutable, mysterious, mystifying -- (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 -- (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")
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