noun
the central and most intense or profound part
Examples
- in the deep of night
- in the deep of winter
noun
a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
Synonyms
noun
literary term for an ocean
Examples
- denizens of the deep
adjective
relatively deep or strong
Examples
- affecting one deeply
- a deep breath
- a deep sigh
- deep concentration
- deep emotion
- a deep trance
- in a deep sleep
adjective
marked by depth of thinking
Examples
- deep thoughts
- a deep allegory
adjective
having great spatial extension or penetration downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or laterally or outward from a center
Examples
- 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
adjective
very distant in time or space
Examples
- deep in the past
- deep in enemy territory
- deep in the woods
- a deep space probe
adjective
intense or extreme
Examples
- in deep trouble
- deep happiness
adjective
having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range
Synonyms
Examples
- a deep voice
- a bass voice is lower than a baritone voice
- a bass clarinet
adjective
strong
Synonyms
Examples
- intense
- deep purple
- a rich red
adjective
relatively thick from top to bottom
Examples
- deep carpets
- deep snow
adjective
extending relatively far inward
Examples
- a deep border
adjective
(of darkness) densely dark
Synonyms
Examples
- thick night
- thick darkness
- a face in deep shadow
- deep night
adjective
large in quantity or size
Examples
- deep cuts in the budget
adjective
with head or back bent low
Examples
- a deep bow
adjective
of an obscure nature
Synonyms
Examples
- the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms
- a deep dark secret
- the inscrutable 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
adjective
difficult to penetrate
Synonyms
Examples
- 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
adjective
exhibiting great cunning usually with secrecy
Examples
- deep political machinations
- a deep plot
adverb
to a great depth
Synonyms
Examples
- far down or in
- dived deeply
- dug deep
adverb
to an advanced time
Synonyms
Examples
- deep into the night
- talked late into the evening
adverb
to a great distance
Examples
- penetrated deep into enemy territory
- went deep into the woods