depth
- noun
- /dɛpθ/
- Alternatively, surveys that focus in depth on these issues would accomplish this goal.
- explore in depth
- in-depth analysis
- an in-depth study
If if if you're willing to explore with depth, you'll find meaning.
- If if if you're willing to explore with depth, you'll find meaning.
- So I might not know the full depth of of the operation.
- There's no system of thought which has depth that we should reject.
- And there's a certain depth to this, right?
- And the truth I didn't know was the depth of my value and my worth.
- Now they turn, you can go into huge depth making these things super fast.
Examples
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She was a woman of great depth.
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It's a role that required a person with real dramatic depth.
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And we'll, we'll discuss that in greater depth next time.
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So let's now go and look in more depth at each of these three things.
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I never really understood the depth of that meaning until I had a gay child.
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And the truth I didn't know was the depth of my value and my worth.
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Grubb's work is arguably the most in-depth study of teaching in community colleges to date.
Academic text (2008) -
Other arguments were developed in great depth with elaborate justifications, challenges, and counterchallenges.
Academic text (2015) -
I began to appreciate the depth of his character after spending more time with him.
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Her novel explores the emotional depth of love and loss, making it a profound read.
Synonyms
A deep clear understanding of how something really is
A strong and complete knowledge of a subject or idea
A serious, clear way of thinking that shows strong understanding of important ideas
Careful, long attention to an idea before deciding
Thought that shows strong understanding of complex ideas
A deep understanding that sees what others do not about people or situations
Great depth of thought or feeling that shows strong understanding
Attention to your own thoughts and feelings
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
A way of studying hidden thoughts and feelings to understand people's behavior and help them in therapy
- Archaic
A device that throws explosive charges into the sea to attack submarines from a ship
- Specialized
A set of levels showing how difficult thinking tasks are for students
- Specialized
A device that uses sound waves to measure how deep water or things under it are
How Deep
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word depth comes from the Old English word deep, which you can think of as 'not shallow' or 'very serious', so a helpful way to remember is to imagine deep thinking. That's why we use depth to describe careful or strong understanding.