📖 Definitions of "Deepen"
verb
- 1
To make deep or deeper
"They deepened the well by 200 feet."
- 2
To make darker or more intense; to darken
"The event deepened the prevailing gloom."
- 3
To make more poignant or affecting; to increase in degree
"News of her death deepened my sorrow."
- 4
To make lower in tone
"The tuner deepened the tone of the organ."
🔄 Synonyms of "Deepen"
4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| changenoun | (intransitive) To become something different. |
| intensifyverb | (intransitive) To become intense, or more intense; to act with increasing power or energy. |
| compoundnoun | Anything made by combining several things. |
| heightenverb | To advance, increase, augment, make larger, more intense, stronger etc. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Deepen"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| intensifyverb | (intransitive) To become intense, or more intense; to act with increasing power or energy. |
| heightenverb | To advance, increase, augment, make larger, more intense, stronger etc. |
| changeverb | (intransitive) To become something different. |
| compoundverb | (transitive) To form (a resulting mixture) by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts; to mingle with something else. |
| depthnoun | the vertical distance below a surface; the degree to which something is deep |
| deepverb | (slang, MLE, transitive) To overthink; to treat as being deeper (“more profound, significant”) than in reality. |
| intensifyingnoun | An intensification. |
| intensivenoun | Done with intensity or to a great degree; thorough. |
| broadenverb | (intransitive) To become broad or broader. |
| widenverb | (transitive) To make wide or wider. |
| solidifyverb | (intransitive) To become solid; to freeze, set. |
| extendverb | (transitive) To cause to increase in extent. |
| in-depth | Thorough; comprehensive. |
| intensificationnoun | The act or process of intensifying, or of making more intense. |
| tightenverb | (transitive) To make tighter. |
| expandverb | (transitive) To increase the extent, number, volume or scope of (something). |
| elaborateverb | Complex, detailed, or sophisticated. |
| betterverb | Greater or lesser (whichever is seen as more advantageous), in reference to value, distance, time, etc. |
| enlargeverb | (transitive) To make (something) larger. |
| thoroughnoun | Painstaking and careful not to miss or omit any detail. |
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