Definition of deep

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • deep is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 7
  • deep is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 7
  • deep is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 8

Definition of deep


  • of an obscure nature (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a deep dark secret

    Synonyms

    1. cryptic
    2. cryptical
    3. inscrutable
    4. mysterious
    5. mystifying
  • (of darkness) densely dark (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a face in deep shadow
    2. deep night

    Synonyms

    1. thick
  • to an advanced time (adverb)

    Examples

    1. deep into the night

    Synonyms

    1. late
  • difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a deep metaphysical theory

    Synonyms

    1. abstruse
    2. recondite
  • strong; intense (adjective)

    Examples

    1. deep purple

    Synonyms

    1. rich
  • a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. oceanic abyss
    2. trench
  • having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a deep voice

    Synonyms

    1. bass
  • to a great depth; far down or in (adverb)

    Examples

    1. dived deeply
    2. dug deep

    Synonyms

    1. deeply
  • exhibiting great cunning usually with secrecy (adjective)

    Examples

    1. deep political machinations
    2. a deep plot
  • extending relatively far inward (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a deep border
  • having great spatial extension or penetration downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or laterally or outward from a center; sometimes used in combination (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a deep well
    2. a deep dive
    3. deep water
    4. a deep casserole
    5. a deep gash
    6. deep massage
    7. deep pressure receptors in muscles
    8. deep shelves
    9. a deep closet
    10. surrounded by a deep yard
    11. hit the ball to deep center field
    12. in deep space
    13. waist-deep
  • intense or extreme (adjective)

    Examples

    1. in deep trouble
    2. deep happiness
  • large in quantity or size (adjective)

    Examples

    1. deep cuts in the budget
  • literary term for an ocean (noun)

    Examples

    1. denizens of the deep
  • marked by depth of thinking (adjective)

    Examples

    1. deep thoughts
    2. a deep allegory
  • relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a deep breath
    2. a deep sigh
    3. deep concentration
    4. deep emotion
    5. a deep trance
    6. in a deep sleep
  • relatively thick from top to bottom (adjective)

    Examples

    1. deep carpets
    2. deep snow
  • the central and most intense or profound part (noun)

    Examples

    1. in the deep of night
    2. in the deep of winter
  • very distant in time or space (adjective)

    Examples

    1. deep in the past
    2. deep in enemy territory
    3. deep in the woods
    4. a deep space probe
  • with head or back bent low (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a deep bow
  • to a great distance ()

    Examples

    1. penetrated deep into enemy territory
    2. went deep into the woods

See definition of deep in Merriam Webster