DEPTH Synonyms: 96 Similar and Opposite Words

depth

noun

ˈdepth

as in deepness

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

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as in profundity

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

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as in midst

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

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as in abyss

the lowest point or level the author describes how she slowly rose from the depth of her depression

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as in height

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

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Recent Examples of depth The company says the domain-specific training gives the models a depth of cultural, narrative and character understanding that general AI systems lack. —

Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 June 2026 Unless the Dodgers bring in additional catching depth from the outside, their options in triple-A are Eliezer Alfonzo and Chuckie Robinson. —

Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026 The epicenter was roughly 11 miles southeast of Silver Springs, at a depth of 6 miles. —

Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026 And that’s depth, that’s the context and the nuance. —

Matthew Carey, Deadline, 10 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for depth

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Holmes fashioned herself as the next Steve Jobs, until a reporter at the Wall Street Journal blew the lid off Theranos' fraudulent claims of developing a state-of-the-art medical test that required only a single drop of blood to accurately detect results like glucose levels and cancer.

— James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026
The latter is no small feat because supersonic speed dramatically changes the aerodynamics of an aircraft, making missile launches or bomb drops extremely difficult, to put it mildly.

— David Szondy June 04, New Atlas, 4 June 2026