DEEPEN: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for DEEPEN?

Need another word that means the same as “deepen”? Find 17 synonyms and 30 related words for “deepen” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Deepen” are: intensify, compound, heighten, change, grow, increase, strengthen, escalate, mushroom, snowball, dig out, make deeper, dig deeper, scoop out, scrape out, hollow out, excavate

Deepen as a Verb

Definitions of "Deepen" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “deepen” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Make deeper.
• Make more intense, stronger, or more marked.
• Become more intense.
• Become deeper in tone.
• Make or become deep or deeper.
• Make more intense, stronger, or more marked.

Synonyms of "Deepen" as a verb (17 Words)

change	Change from one vehicle or transportation line to another. We popped back to the hotel to get changed before heading out for our last night in Paris.
compound	Make more intense, stronger, or more marked. Compound the ingredients.
dig deeper	Remove, harvest, or recover by digging.
dig out	Get the meaning of something.
escalate	Increase rapidly. We do not want to escalate the war.
excavate	Dig out material from (the ground. The ground was largely excavated by hand.
grow	Cause to grow or develop. In these forests mushrooms grow under the trees.
heighten	Increase the height of. The pleasure was heightened by the sense of guilt that accompanied it.
hollow out	Remove the interior of.
increase	Make bigger or more. The university increased the number of students it admitted.
intensify	Become more intense. The dispute began to intensify.
make deeper	Earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages.
mushroom	Pick or gather mushrooms. These are high performance bullets which mushroom upon impact.
scoop out	Get the better of.
scrape out	Scratch repeatedly.
snowball	Throw snowballs at. The campaign was snowballing.
strengthen	Gain strength. He advises an application of fluoride to strengthen the teeth.

Usage Examples of "Deepen" as a verb

• Her voice deepened when she whispered the password.
• His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan.
• This event only deepened my convictions.
• They deepened the lake so that bigger pleasure boats could use it.
• The crisis deepened.

Associations of "Deepen" (30 Words)

augment	Grow or intensify. He augmented his summer income by painting houses.
bolster	Prop up with a pillow or bolster. The fall in interest rates is starting to bolster confidence.
bond	Criminal law money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial. Assets may have to be sold or bonded to provide cash for the payment of this tax.
brace	Support or hold steady and make steadfast with or as if with a brace. He wore a brace on his knee.
cooperation	Assistance, especially by complying readily with requests. We should like to ask for your cooperation in the survey.
defensible	Justifiable by argument. A morally defensible penal system.
development	An area of land with new buildings on it. After he saw the latest development he changed his mind and became a supporter.
efficiency	An action designed to achieve efficiency. She did the work with great efficiency.
enhance	Intensify, increase, or further improve the quality, value, or extent of. This will enhance your enjoyment.
enlarge	Develop a larger print of (a photograph. They have renovated and enlarged the four storey building.
escalate	Increase in extent or intensity. The price of tickets escalated.
exacerbate	Make worse. The strong pound has exacerbated the situation by making it much harder for UK companies to compete on price.
fortify	Increase the nutritional value of (food) by adding vitamins or minerals. Most commercial brands of almond milk are fortified with vitamins A, D, B2, B12, calcium, and zinc.
harden	Harden by reheating and cooling in oil. Brick is made of moist clay hardened by heat.
heighten	Make (something) higher. Concern over CFCs has heightened.
increase	The amount by which something increases. The increase in unemployment.
intensification	Action that makes something stronger or more extreme. The intensification of the conflict.
intensify	Become or make more intense. The dispute began to intensify.
intension	The internal content of a concept.
intensity	Chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hue. Hydrothermal processes of low intensity.
ossify	Cause to become hard and bony. These tracheal cartilages may ossify.
reinforce	Strengthen and support with rewards. Let s reinforce good behavior.
reinforcement	Extra personnel sent to increase the strength of an army or similar force. His gestures provided eloquent reinforcement for his complaints.
rise	Rise in rank or status. The activists urged militant factions to rise up.
sharpen	Make (images or sounds) sharp or sharper. The debate sharpened.
strength	Physical energy or intensity. Street protests demonstrated the strength of feeling against the president.
strengthen	Give a healthy elasticity to. His body strengthened.
stronghold	A place that has been fortified so as to protect it against attack. Their mountain strongholds fell to enemy attack.
toughen	Make (rules or a policy) stricter and more harsh. A falcon has scaly skin on its legs that toughens up very quickly.
widening	The act of making something wider.