Antonyms of adj neritic

1 of 2 senses of neritic

Sense 2
neritic -- (relating to the region of shallow water adjoining the seacoast; "neritic fauna")

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 neritic

2 senses of neritic

Sense 1
neritic -- (of or relating to the region of the sea over the continental shelf which is less than 200 meters deep; "neritic fauna"; "neritic oil")

Sense 2
neritic -- (relating to the region of shallow water adjoining the seacoast; "neritic fauna")
       => 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")