deep
adjective
1. relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
- a deep breath
- a deep sigh
- deep concentration
Similar word(s): heavy, profound, sound, wakeless
2. marked by depth of thinking
- deep thoughts
- a deep allegory
Similar word(s): profound
3. 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
Similar word(s): abysmal, abyssal, unfathomable, bottomless, profound, unfathomed, unplumbed, unsounded, unfathomable
4. very distant in time or space
- deep in the past
- deep in enemy territory
- deep in the woods
Similar word(s): distant
5. intense or extreme
- in deep trouble
- deep happiness
Similar word(s): intense
6. having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range
- a deep voice
7. strong; intense
- deep purple
Similar word(s): colorful, colourful, rich
8. relatively thick from top to bottom
- deep carpets
- deep snow
Similar word(s): thick
9. extending relatively far inward
- a deep border
10. (of darkness) densely dark
- a face in deep shadow
- deep night
Similar word(s): intense, thick
11. large in quantity or size
- deep cuts in the budget
12. with head or back bent low
- a deep bow
Similar word(s): low
13. of an obscure nature
- a deep dark secret
Similar word(s): incomprehensible, inexplicable, cryptic, cryptical, inscrutable, mysterious, mystifying
14. difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge
- a deep metaphysical theory
Similar word(s): esoteric, abstruse, recondite
15. exhibiting great cunning usually with secrecy
- deep political machinations
- a deep plot
Similar word(s): artful
Sentences with deep as an adjective:
- We hiked into a deep valley between tall mountains.
- There was a deep layer of dust on the floor; the room had not been disturbed for many years.
- The shelves are 30 centimetres deep. — They are deep shelves.
- a crowd three deep along the funeral procession
- That cyclist's deep chest allows him to draw more air.
- to take a deep breath / sigh / drink
- deep into the forest; deep in the forest
- He is fielding at deep mid wicket.
- She hit a ball into deep center field.
- a deep volley
- That is a deep thought!
- I just meant to help out a little, but now I'm deep into it.
- They're deep in discussion.
- a deep subject or plot
- She has a very deep contralto voice.
- That's a very deep shade of blue.
- He was in a deep sleep.
- deep in debt; deep in the mud; waist-deep in the muddy water
adverb
1. to a great depth; far down or in
- dived deeply
- dug deep
Similar word(s): deeply
2. to an advanced time
- deep into the night
Similar word(s): late
3. to a great distance
- penetrated deep into enemy territory
- went deep into the woods
noun
1. the central and most intense or profound part
- in the deep of night
- in the deep of winter
Definition categories: time, middle
2. a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
Similar word(s): trench
Definition categories: object, depression
3. literary term for an ocean
- denizens of the deep
Definition categories: object, ocean
Sentences with deep as a noun:
- creatures of the deep
- Russell is a safe pair of hands in the deep.