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adjective
  1. 1
    going a long way down from the top or the surface

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of deep*

    Words used to describe depth: bottomless, bottommost, come down, deep, deep, deeply, depth, fathom, fathomless, knee-deep... more
    1. a.
      used for saying or asking the distance from the top or surface of something

      *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of deep*

      Words used to describe depth: bottomless, bottommost, come down, deep, deep, deeply, depth, fathom, fathomless, knee-deep... more
    2. b.
      going a long way into something

      *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of deep*

      Words used to describe depth: bottomless, bottommost, come down, deep, deep, deeply, depth, fathom, fathomless, knee-deep... more
  2. 2
    going a long way back from the front of something

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of deep*

    Words used to describe depth: bottomless, bottommost, come down, deep, deep, deeply, depth, fathom, fathomless, knee-deep... more
  3. 3
    a deep feeling or emotion is very strong

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of deep*

    General words used to describe emotions: acutely, affective, basic, bitter, blind, burning, casual, deep, deep-seated, depth... more
  4. 4
    a deep sound is low

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of deep*

    Describing sounds that are low and/or deep: low, bass, hollow, deep, low-pitched, dull, heavy, resonant, low, plangent... more
  5. 5
    a deep color is dark and strong

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of deep*

    General words used to describe colors: ablaze, bleached, bold, brash, bright, chintzy, clean, cold, color-coded, colored... more
  7. 7
    breathing a lot of air into or out of your body

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of deep*

    Describing or relating to breathing: breathless, bronchial, chesty, choke, deep, deeply, heavily, indrawn, labored, pulmonary... more

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