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depression vs deep

deep vs depression

depression and deep both are nouns.

depression is not an adjective while deep is an adjective.

depression is not an adverb while deep is an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
depression Yes No No No
deep Yes Yes No Yes
As nouns, deep is a hyponym of depression; that is, deep is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than depression:
  • depression: a sunken or depressed geological formation
  • deep: a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
Other hyponyms of depression include basin, bed, bottom, crater, hole, hollow, lowland, sink, sinkhole, swallow hole, oceanic abyss, trench, trough, vale, valley.
depression (noun) deep (noun)
pushing down a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy literary term for an ocean
a sunken or depressed geological formation the central and most intense or profound part
angular distance below the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
a concavity in a surface produced by pressing
a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity
an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation
a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment
a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention
depression (adjective) deep (adjective)
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
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
exhibiting great cunning usually with secrecy
strong; intense
very distant in time or space
difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge
of an obscure nature
intense or extreme
large in quantity or size
with head or back bent low
having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range
marked by depth of thinking
relatively thick from top to bottom
extending relatively far inward
(of darkness) densely dark
depression (adverb) deep (adverb)
to a great depth; far down or in
to an advanced time
to a great distance
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