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deep down

deep down
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [deep doun]
    • /dip daʊn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [deep doun]
    • /dip daʊn/

Definitions of deep down words

  • phrase deep down If you know something deep down or deep down inside, you know that it is true, but you are not always conscious of it or willing to admit it to yourself. 3
  • noun deep down in reality, esp as opposed to appearance 3
  • adverb deep down inwardly or intimately 1
  • adverb deep down (Idiomatic) Fundamentally; in essence; in reality; really. 0

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Parts of speech for Deep down

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

deep down popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for deep down

adj deep down

  • built-in — Built-in devices or features are included in something as a part of it, rather than being separate.
  • chronic — A chronic illness or disability lasts for a very long time. Compare acute.
  • deep-rooted — Deep-rooted means the same as deep-seated.
  • inherent — existing in someone or something as a permanent and inseparable element, quality, or attribute; inhering: an inherent distrust of strangers.
  • inbred — naturally inherent; innate; native: her inbred grace.

adv deep down

  • privately — belonging to some particular person: private property.
  • inwardly — in or on, or with reference to, the inside or inner part; internally.
  • mentally — in or with the mind or intellect; intellectually.
  • within — in or into the interior or inner part; inside.
  • inside — on the inner side or part of; within: inside the circle; inside the envelope.

Antonyms for deep down

adj deep down

  • added — You use added to say that something has more of a particular thing or quality.
  • temporary — an office worker hired, usually through an agency on a per diem basis, for a short period of time.

adv deep down

  • outwardly — as regards appearance or outward manifestation: outwardly charming; outwardly considerate.

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