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extending far downward or inward<they dropped their bucket down a deep well><the knife made a deep cut into the wood>Synonymsabysmal, bottomlessRelated Wordsabyssal, unfathomable; boundless, endless, immeasurable, inestimable, infinite, limitless, measureless, unlimited, vastNear Antonymsdepthless, two-dimensional; even, flat, flush, horizontal, level, plane, smooth; confined, finite, limited, measured, restrictedAntonymsshallow, shoal, skin-deep, superficial, surface
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having a low musical pitch or range<the tour guide had a very deep voice>Synonymsbass, low, throatyRelated Wordsgruff, hoarse, husky, roughNear Antonymssqueaking, squeaky, squealing, thin; earsplitting, penetrating, piercing, strident; peeping, tinnyAntonymsacute, high, high-pitched, piping, sharp, shrill, treble
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being beyond one's powers to know, understand, or explain<a deep, dark secret that he took to his grave>— see mysterious 1
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difficult for one of ordinary knowledge or intelligence to understand<her poetry is now regarded as sentimental and not very deep>— see profound 1
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having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning<one of those deep passages in the Bible that can be interpreted in any number of different ways>— see obscure 1
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extreme in degree, power, or effect<fell into a deep sleep after taking the potion>— see intense
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