Antonyms of adj knee-deep

1 sense of knee-deep

Sense 1
ankle-deep, knee-deep -- (coming only to the ankle or knee)

INDIRECT (VIA shallow) -> deep -- (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; "a deep well"; "a deep dive"; "deep water"; "a deep casserole"; "a deep gash"; "deep massage"; "deep pressure receptors in muscles"; "deep shelves"; "a deep closet"; "surrounded by a deep yard"; "hit the ball to deep center field"; "in deep space"; "waist-deep")

Similarity of adj knee-deep

1 sense of knee-deep

Sense 1
ankle-deep, knee-deep -- (coming only to the ankle or knee)
       => shallow (vs. deep) -- (lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center; "shallow water"; "a shallow dish"; "a shallow cut"; "a shallow closet"; "established a shallow beachhead"; "hit the ball to shallow left field")

Synonyms of adv knee-deep

1 sense of knee-deep

Sense 1
knee-deep, knee-high -- (up to the knees; "we were standing knee-deep in the water")