DEPTHS Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

depths

noun

plural of depth

as in midsts

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 abysses

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

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as in heights

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 depths Annie rescued its name from the depths. —

Danielle Parker, CBS News, 19 June 2026 Earth-impacting shrapnel from those primordial upheavals may have helped seed our planet with the precursors for life, delivering water and organic compounds from the dark, icy depths of the outer solar system. —

Lee Billings, Scientific American, 18 June 2026 Entertainment giants are truly grasping for any hint of intellectual property this days — including by plumbing the depths of random playground games. —

Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2026 The Ocean Observatories Initiative was established in 2016 and involves around 900 instruments across parts of the Pacific and Atlantic, especially designed to withstand the immense pressure and corrosive saltiness of the ocean depths. —

Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 18 June 2026 Welcome to the world’s first plague cemetery The Angara River flows from the depths of Lake Baikal. —

ArsTechnica, 18 June 2026 Officials added that the river can appear calm but contains powerful currents, rapidly changing conditions and depths up to 30 feet, creating dangerous conditions for swimmers. —

Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 17 June 2026 There is no one in sight, but the surface of the water bursts with evidence of someone having just dived in, disappearing into the cool aqueous depths. —

Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 16 June 2026 Pants—especially after a long-haul flight, rolled up in the depths of my carry-on. —

Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 12 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for depths

Noun

But her time with the Current never quite reached the heights that some may have expected.

— PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026
Her past several albums did not reach the same heights as her biggest releases, and the story around Perry shifted from world-conquering hitmaker to a star on the downswing – one whose latest singles and albums all underperformed, and things weren’t looking up.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026