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deep - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | deep |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | the sea |
| Synonyms: | Davy Jones's locker, Poseidon's realm, blue*, brine, briny*, drink*, main, middle, ocean, the high seas |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | deep |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | extending very far, usually down |
| Synonyms: | abysmal, below, beneath, bottomless, broad, deep-seated, distant, far, immersed, inmost, low, profound, rooted, submarine, subterranean, underground, unfathomable, wide, abyssal, buried, downreaching, fathomless, subaqueous, submerged, sunk, yawning |
| Antonyms: | shallow |
| Main Entry: | deep |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | abstract, complicated in meaning |
| Synonyms: | abstruse, acute, arcane, complex, concealed, difficult, discerning, esoteric, heavy*, hermetic, hidden, incisive, intricate, learned, mysterious, obscure, occult, penetrating, profound, recondite, sagacious, secret, serious, wise, Delphic, Orphic, Sibylline, hard to understand |
| Antonyms: | frivolous, ignorant, shallow, superficial, trivial, unintelligent |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | deep |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | scheming, devious |
| Synonyms: | acute, artful, astute, canny, crafty, cunning, designing, foxy, insidious, intriguing, keen, knowing, sharp, shrewd, sly, tricky, wily, contriving, guileful, plotting |
| Antonyms: | aboveboard, artless, open |
| Main Entry: | deep |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | absorbed, engrossed in activity |
| Synonyms: | abstracted, concentrated, engaged, fixed, immersed, intent, into, lost, musing, preoccupied, rapt, set, wrapped, centered, enfolded, focused, wrapped up |
| Antonyms: | flighty, superficial |
| Main Entry: | deep |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | intense in effect on senses |
| Synonyms: | dark, extreme, grave, great, hard, low, profound, resonant, rich, sonorous, strong, vivid, alto, baritone, bass, booming, contralto, full-toned, low-pitched, low-toned |
| Antonyms: | light, pale, quiet, soft |
| Main Entry: | abstract |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | conceptual, theoretical |
| Synonyms: | abstruse, complex, deep, hypothetical, ideal, indefinite, intellectual, philosophical, recondite, transcendent, transcendental, unreal, nonconcrete |
| Antonyms: | actual, concrete, factual, material, objective, physical, real |
| Main Entry: | abstruse |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | difficult to understand |
| Synonyms: | abstract, complex, complicated, deep, enigmatic, esoteric, heavy*, hidden, incomprehensible, intricate, involved, muddy, obscure, perplexing, profound, puzzling, recondite, subtle, unfathomable, vague, Greek to me, clear as dishwater |
| Antonyms: | clear, concrete, easy, lucid, obvious, plain, simple |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bowels |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | insides |
| Synonyms: | belly, core, deep, entrails, guts, hold, innards, interior, intestines, viscera, depths, penetralia, recesses, vitals |
| Main Entry: | brine |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | salt solution |
| Synonyms: | alkali, blue, deep, drink, ocean, preservative, saline, salt water, brackish water, marinade, pickling solution, sea water, sodium chloride solution, vinegar |
| Main Entry: | cavernous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hollow and large |
| Synonyms: | broad, commodious, concave, deep, gaping, huge, resonant, roomy, sepulchral, spacious, sunken, vast, wide, alveolate, chambered, chasmal, curved inward, deep-set, echoing, reverberant, socketed, yawning |
| Antonyms: | filled |
| Main Entry: | cerebral |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | using one's brain |
| Synonyms: | analytical, brainy, deep, erudite, intellectual, intelligent, recondite, scholarly, smart |
| Main Entry: | clever |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bright, ingenious |
| Synonyms: | able, adept, adroit, alert, apt, astute, brainy, brilliant, cagey, canny, capable, competent, crackerjack*, cunning, deep, dexterous/dextrous, discerning, egghead*, expert, foxy*, gifted, good, handy, intelligent, inventive, keen, knowing, knowledgeable, many-sided, nimble, nobody's fool, pretty, pro, qualified, quick, quick on trigger, quick-witted, rational, resourceful, sagacious, savvy, sensible, sharp, shrewd, skilled, skillful, slick, sly, smart, sprightly, talented, versatile, wise, witty |
| Antonyms: | awkward, foolish, idiotic, ignorant, naive, senseless, stupid, unclever |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | crafty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | clever, scheming |
| Synonyms: | adroit, artful, astute, cagey, calculating, canny, cunning, deceitful, deep, designing, devious, disingenuous, duplicitous, foxy*, fraudulent, insidious, intelligent, keen, knowing, sharp, shrewd, slick, slippery*, sly, smart, smooth, street smart*, subtle, tricky, vulpine, wily, crazy like fox, guileful, streetwise |
| Antonyms: | honest, naive, unclever |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | devout |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sincerely believing; devoted |
| Synonyms: | adherent, ardent, deep, earnest, faithful, fervent, fervid, genuine, godly, goody two-shoes, goody-goody*, heartfelt, holy, intense, orthodox, passionate, pious, profound, religious, reverent, serious, sincere, zealous, adoring, heart-and-soul, pietistic, prayerful, revering, venerating, worshiping |
| Antonyms: | insincere, irreligious, unbelieving |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | engrossed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | preoccupied; attentive to |
| Synonyms: | absorbed, assiduous, busy, deep, diligent, engaged, fascinated, gone*, head over heels*, hooked, hung up, immersed, industrious, intent, into*, intrigued, lost, occupied, rapt, sedulous, all wound up, bugged, captivated, caught up, caught up in, consumed, enthralled, fiend for, gripped, heavily into, monopolized, really into, riveted, submerged, taken up with, tied up, turned on, up to here in, wrapped up |
| Antonyms: | bored, disinterested, inattentive, oblivious, uncaring, uninterested, unoccupied, disenthralled, ignoring |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | esoteric |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | mysterious, obscure |
| Synonyms: | abstruse, arcane, cabalistic, cryptic, deep, heavy, hermetic, hidden, inner, inscrutable, mystic, mystical, occult, private, profound, recondite, secret, Delphic, Orphic, Sibylline, acroamatic |
| Notes: | eclectic means selecting what seems best of various styles, methods, or ideas while esoteric means intended for and understandable by only a small knowledgeable group |
| Antonyms: | common, familiar, known, obvious, public, unmysterious |
| Main Entry: | far-out |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unconventional and offbeat |
| Synonyms: | Bohemian, avant-garde, boss*, contemporary, cool*, cool, deep*, deep, excellent, fabulous, fantastic, groovy*, groovy, hip*, hippie, mod, modern, modernistic, neat, nifty, offbeat, out of this world, radical, sensational, strange, super, swell, trendy, unconventional, unorthodox, way-out, weird, wild, wonderful, out in left field, rad, rad, ultamodern, very unconventional |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | foxy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | shrewd |
| Synonyms: | artful, astute, canny, crafty, cunning, deceitful, deep, devious, dishonest, experienced, insidious, intelligent, knowing, sharp, slick, sly, subtle, tricky, vulpine, wily, guileful, retiary |
| Antonyms: | naive, unintelligent, unclever, unsmart |
| Main Entry: | groovy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | cool, wonderful |
| Synonyms: | boss*, chic, deep*, excellent, fabulous, fantastic, far-out*, great, hip, neat*, nifty*, sensational, splendid, super, swell*, trendy, unorthodox, way-out, wild, with it, rad |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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