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- [deep set]
- /dip sɛt/
- /diːp set/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [deep set]
- /dip sɛt/
Definitions of deep-set word
- adjective deep-set Deep-set eyes seem to be further back in the face than most people's eyes. 3
- adjective deep-set (of the eyes) deeply set into the face 3
- adjective deep-set deeply set 3
- adjective deep-set firmly fixed 3
- adjective deep-set placed far in: a face with deep-set eyes under bushy brows. 1
- adjective deep-set Set deeply below a surface, as on a face. 0
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Origin of deep-set
First appearance:
before 1830 One of the 36% newest English words
First recorded in 1830-35
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Parts of speech for Deep-set
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
deep-set popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
Synonyms for deep-set
adj deep-set
- huge — extraordinarily large in bulk, quantity, or extent: a huge ship; a huge portion of ice cream.
- spacious — containing much space, as a house, room, or vehicle; amply large.
- gaping — to stare with open mouth, as in wonder.
- vast — of very great area or extent; immense: the vast reaches of outer space.
- roomy — affording ample room; spacious; large.
Antonyms for deep-set
adj deep-set
- cramped — A cramped room or building is not big enough for the people or things in it.
- filled — to make full; put as much as can be held into: to fill a jar with water.
- little — small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
- small — of limited size; of comparatively restricted dimensions; not big; little: a small box.
- narrow — of little breadth or width; not broad or wide; not as wide as usual or expected: a narrow path.
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