part of speech: adjective
inflections: deeper, deepest
definition 1: having great space below or behind a certain point; reaching far down or back; not shallow.
- The lake is very deep in the middle.
- His cut was deep and needed stitches.
antonyms: shallow
definition 2: hard to understand; profound.
- I liked the book, but much of it was too deep for me.
synonyms: profound
antonyms: light
definition 3: intensely felt.
- I felt deep sorrow when my friend moved away.
synonyms: intense
definition 4: low in pitch.
- He has a deep voice.
part of speech: noun
definition 1: a very deep place in the ocean or other body of water.
- Strange fish live in the deep.
antonyms: shallow
definition 2: the most intense period.
- I woke up in the deep of night.
- It was the deep of winter, and the forest was covered in snow.
synonyms: dead
part of speech: adverb
inflections: deeper, deepest
definition: to or at a great depth.
- The submarine sank deep into the ocean.
synonyms: profoundly
derivations: deeply (adv.), deepness (n.)