Deepness — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

Related Entry: Deep (adjective)

Deep is a different word from Deepness. The synonyms below are for deep, not for deepness.

1. extending far downward

   "lowered their bucket down a deep well"

   "the ax made a deep cut into the wood"

   similar: abysmal, bottomless, profound
   related: abyssal, unfathomable, boundless, endless, immeasurable, inestimable, infinite, limitless, measureless, unlimited, vast
   opposite: shallow, shoal, skin-deep, superficial, surface
   near: depthless, two-dimensional, even, flat, flush, horizontal, level, plane, smooth, confined, finite, limited, measured, restricted

2. having a low musical pitch or range

   "the tour guide had an impressively deep voice"

   similar: bass, grave, low, throaty
   related: boomy, tubby, gruff, hoarse, husky, rough, smoky
   opposite: acute, high, high-pitched, piping, sharp, shrill, treble
   near: squeaking, squeaky, squealing, thin, earsplitting, penetrating, piercing, strident, peeping, tinny

3. being beyond one's powers to know, understand, or explain

   "a deep, dark secret that he took to his grave"

   similar: arcane, cryptic, enigmatic, impenetrable, inscrutable, mysterious, mystic, occult, uncanny
   related: dark, darkling, fuzzy, murky, obscure, shadowy, vague, ambiguous, equivocal, imponderable, incomprehensible, unfathomable, unintelligible, unsearchable, inexplicable, unaccountable, unexplainable, unanswerable, unknowable, metaphysical, mystical, numinous, supernatural, abstruse, esoteric, recondite, baffling, befuddling, bewildering, confounding, confusing, disorienting, mystifying, perplexing, puzzling
   near: fathomable, intelligible, understandable, apparent, clear, evident, manifest, obvious, open-and-shut, palpable, patent, perspicuous, plain, straightforward, transparent, unambiguous, unequivocal, unmistakable

4. difficult for one of ordinary knowledge or intelligence to understand

   "her poetry is now regarded as sentimental and not very deep"

   similar: abstruse, arcane, esoteric, hermetic, profound, recondite
   related: erudite, learned, scholarly, academic, pedantic, complex, complicated, hard, darkling, enigmatic, inscrutable, mysterious, mystic, mystical, orphic, uncanny, impenetrable, incomprehensible, unfathomable, unintelligible, ambiguous, cryptic, unanswerable, unknowable, baffling, bewildering, confounding, confusing, disorienting, mystifying, perplexing, puzzling
   opposite: shallow, superficial
   near: easy, facile, simple, straightforward, comprehensible, fathomable, intelligible, understandable, apparent, clear, clear-cut, distinct, evident, lucid, manifest, obvious, perspicuous, plain, transparent

5. 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"

   similar: ambiguous, arcane, cryptic, dark, Delphic, double-edged, elliptical, enigmatic, equivocal, fuliginous, inscrutable, murky, mysterious, mystic, nebulous, obscure, occult, opaque
   related: abstruse, esoteric, recondite, cloaked, concealed, disguised, masked, shrouded, beclouded, bedimmed, befogged, clouded, cloudy, dim, faint, foggy, fuzzy, hazy, indistinct, indistinguishable, misty, muddy, obfuscatory, obnubilated, obscurant, shaded, shadowlike, shadowy, sphinxlike, indefinite, inexact, inexplicit, noncommittal, questionable, unclear, uncertain, undefined, undetermined, vague, impenetrable, incomprehensible, indecipherable, inexplicable, eerie, uncanny, weird, impalpable, inappreciable, intangible, invisible, unanswerable, unknowable, baffling, bewildering, confounding, confusing, mystifying, perplexing, puzzling, unfathomable, circuitous, indirect, roundabout, complex, complicated, difficult, obtuse
   opposite: accessible, clear, nonambiguous, obvious, plain, unambiguous, unequivocal
   near: comprehensible, fathomable, intelligible, knowable, legible, pellucid, understandable, bright, distinct, evident, self-evident, self-explanatory, certain, firm, strong, sure, defined, determined, direct, straightforward, definite, exact, explicit, appreciable, palpable, tangible, visible, blatant, patent, unmistakable

6. extreme in degree, power, or effect

   "fell into a deep sleep after taking the potion"

   similar: acute, almighty, blistering, dreadful, excruciating, explosive, exquisite, fearful, fearsome, ferocious, fierce, frightful, furious, ghastly, hard, heavy, heavy-duty, hellacious, intense, intensive, keen, profound, terrible, vehement, vicious, violent
   related: accentuated, aggravated, concentrated, deepened, emphasized, enhanced, heightened, intensified, magnified, stressed, exhaustive, thorough, harsh, rigorous, severe
   opposite: light, moderate, soft
   near: feeble, weak, shallow, superficial, moderated, qualified, alleviated, eased, lightened, toned (down), abated, decreased, diminished, lessened, reduced, subdued

7. firmly established over time

   "a deep devotion to obtaining justice for all, even society's most disadvantaged"

   similar: bred-in-the-bone, confirmed, deep-rooted, deep-seated, entrenched, hard-core, inveterate, rooted, settled
   related: firm, fixed, frozen, hard, hard-and-fast, immutable, irradicable, set, unalterable, unchangeable, embedded, implanted, inculcated, instilled, inborn, inbred, ingrained, inherent, innate, integral, intrinsic, natural, accustomed, chronic, customary, habitual, regular, typical, usual, abiding, enduring, lifelong, persistent, persisting
   near: brief, ephemeral, fleeting, impermanent, interim, momentary, provisional, short-lived, short-term, temporary, transient

8. having considerable extent

   "an economist with a deep understanding of the forces that propel the global economy"

   similar: broad, expansive, extended, extensive, far-flung, far-reaching, rangy, sweeping, wide, wide-ranging, widespread
   related: comprehensive, general, global, inclusive, boundless, endless, infinite, limitless, unlimited, capacious, commodious, roomy, spacious
   opposite: narrow
   near: circumscribed, limited, restricted

9. having the mind fixed on something

   "I was so deep in the mystery novel that I didn't hear the doorbell"

   similar: absorbed, attentive, engrossed, enthralled, focused, immersed, intent, observant, rapt, all ears
   related: engaged, interested, intrigued, involved, hypnotized, mesmerized, alert, alive, conscious, open-eyed, watchful, wide-awake
   opposite: absent, absentminded, abstracted, distracted, inattentive, inobservant, unabsorbed, unfocused
   near: daydreaming, dreamy, faraway, foggy, hazy, lost, oblivious, preoccupied, remote, apathetic, disinterested, uninterested

10. not close in time or space

    "an episode in her deep past that she had never spoken about, even to her husband"

    similar: away, distant, far, far-flung, far-off, faraway, remote, removed
    related: apart, devious, isolated, lonesome, nowhere, obscure, odd, outlying, out-of-the-way, retired, secluded, secret, sequestered
    opposite: close, near, nearby, nigh
    near: adjacent, adjoining, contiguous