Antonyms for shallow

Antonyms for (adj) shallow

Main entry: shallow

Definition: lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center

Usage: shallow water; a shallow dish; a shallow cut; a shallow closet; established a shallow beachhead; hit the ball to shallow left field

Antonyms: deep

Definition: 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


Main entry: shallow

Definition: not deep or strong; not affecting one deeply

Usage: shallow breathing; a night of shallow fretful sleep; in a shallow trance

Antonyms: deep

Definition: relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply


Antonyms: dark, darkness

Definition: absence of light or illumination


Antonyms: dark

Definition: devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black


Antonyms: dark

Definition: (used of color) having a dark hue


Antonyms: heavy

Definition: of comparatively great physical weight or density


Antonyms: heavy

Definition: marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness


Antonyms: heavy

Definition: unusually great in degree or quantity or number


Antonyms: heavy

Definition: (physics, chemistry) being or containing an isotope with greater than average atomic mass or weight


Antonyms: heavy

Definition: of great intensity or power or force


Antonyms: heavy

Definition: of the military or industry; using (or being) the heaviest and most powerful armaments or weapons or equipment


Main entry: shallow

Definition: lacking depth of intellect or knowledge; concerned only with what is obvious

Usage: shallow people; his arguments seemed shallow and tedious

Antonyms: profound

Definition: showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth


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