Thesaurus:deep

Thesaurus:deep

THESAURUS

deep

English

Sense: extending a great distance from top to bottom

Detail: Usually used in the negative vertical dimension.

Synonyms

• deep

• profound

Antonyms

• shallow    [WS]

• tall    [WS]

Hyponyms

• abysmal (rare)

• abyssal (archaic)

• bottomless

• depthless

•   —

• fathomless

• soundless

• unfathomable

• unplumbed

•   —

• cavernous

• chasmic

Hypernyms

• long    [WS]

Various

• subaqueous    [WS]

• subterranean    [WS]

Further reading

• “208. depth” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “deep” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.