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Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun deepening

1 sense of deepening

Sense 1
deepening -- (a process of becoming deeper and more profound)
       => development, evolution -- (a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage); "the development of his ideas took many years"; "the evolution of Greek civilization"; "the slow development of her skill as a writer")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb deepen

4 senses of deepen

Sense 1
intensify, compound, heighten, deepen -- (make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions")
       => increase -- (become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased")

Sense 2
intensify, deepen -- (become more intense; "The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan")
       => increase -- (become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased")

Sense 3
deepen -- (make deeper; "They deepened the lake so that bigger pleasure boats could use it")
       => enlarge -- (make larger; "She enlarged the flower beds")

Sense 4
deepen, change -- (become deeper in tone; "His voice began to change when he was 12 years old"; "Her voice deepened when she whispered the password")
       => change -- (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night")

Antonyms of adj deepening

1 sense of deepening

Sense 1
deepening (prenominal), thickening (prenominal) -- (accumulating and becoming more intense; "the deepening gloom"; "felt a deepening love"; "the thickening dusk")

INDIRECT (VIA intensifying) -> moderating -- (lessening in intensity or strength)

Similarity of adj deepening

1 sense of deepening

Sense 1
deepening (prenominal), thickening (prenominal) -- (accumulating and becoming more intense; "the deepening gloom"; "felt a deepening love"; "the thickening dusk")
       => intensifying (vs. moderating) -- (increasing in strength or intensity)


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