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Definition of DEPTH

1

distance measured from the top to the bottom of something <be sure to check the depth of the water before diving off the dock>

Synonyms deepness, drop

Related Words lowness; draft, sounding

Near Antonyms shallowness; altitude, elevation, height, stature

2

the quality of being great in extent (as of insight) <the depth of the poet's understanding of human nature has given his works a timeless appeal>

Synonyms deepness, profoundness, profundity

Related Words discernment, perception, perceptiveness, perceptivity, percipience, sagacity, sapience, sense, sensibility, wisdom; braininess, brightness, brilliance, intellect, intelligence, judgment (or judgement), reason, sense, smartness, wit; acuity, acuteness, keenness, penetration, perspicacity, sensitivity, sharpness

Near Antonyms shallowness, superficiality; brainlessness, idiocy, imbecility, mindlessness, simpleness, stupidity, witlessness; illogic, irrationality, unreasonableness, unsoundness

3

the most intense or characteristic phase of something <I was in the depths of profound thought when I was rudely interrupted>

Synonyms deep, depth, height, middle, midst

Related Words center, heart

4

the lowest point or level <at the depth of her depression she had even contemplated suicide>

Synonyms bedrock, bottom, depth, rock bottom, zero

Related Words abyss, armpit, pit

Near Antonyms bloom, flood tide, flower, glory, heyday; crescendo, high; cap, ceiling, crest, roof

Antonyms acme, apex, climax, crown, culmination, head, height, high-water mark, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, tip-top, top, zenith

5

the most extreme or advanced point <even in the depth of the Great Depression people never lost hope>

Synonyms depth, extremity, limit

Related Words consummation, epitome, quintessence, ultimate