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

Need another word that means the same as “deepens”? Find 4 synonyms and 30 related words for “deepens” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Deepens” are: intensify, compound, heighten, change

Deepens as a Verb

Definitions of "Deepens" as a verb

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

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

Synonyms of "Deepens" as a verb (4 Words)

change	Change from one vehicle or transportation line to another. She changed in Chicago on her way to the East coast.
compound	Make more intense, stronger, or more marked. Compound the ingredients.
heighten	Make (something) higher. The tension heightened.
intensify	Become or make more intense. The dispute began to intensify.

Usage Examples of "Deepens" as a verb

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

Associations of "Deepens" (30 Words)

augment	Enlarge or increase. The recent speech of the president augmented tensions in the Near East.
bolster	Prop up with a pillow or bolster. Bolster morale.
bond	Criminal law money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial. The grandparents want to bond with the child.
brace	Support or hold steady and make steadfast with or as if with a brace. She braced her feet against a projecting shelf.
cooperation	The formation and operation of cooperatives. Economic cooperation.
defensible	Capable of being defended. A morally defensible penal system.
development	An area of land with new buildings on it. What a revolting development.
efficiency	An action designed to achieve efficiency. She did the work with great efficiency.
enhance	Increase. This sauce will enhance the flavor of the meat.
enlarge	Add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing. They have renovated and enlarged the four storey building.
escalate	Make or become more intense or serious. The disturbance escalated into a full scale riot.
exacerbate	Make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse. The strong pound has exacerbated the situation by making it much harder for UK companies to compete on price.
fortify	Add nutrients to. The girl was fortified by her religious faith.
harden	Cause to accept or become hardened to habituate. The cold hardened the butter.
heighten	Make more intense, stronger, or more marked. The stage will be extended heightening the grid by 3 4 metres.
increase	The amount by which something increases. They proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare.
intensification	Action that makes something stronger or more extreme. The intensification of the conflict.
intensify	Become more intense. The dispute began to intensify.
intension	Resolution or determination.
intensity	High level or degree; the property of being intense. He adjusted the intensity of the sound.
ossify	Turn into bone or bony tissue. These tracheal cartilages may ossify.
reinforce	Strengthen and support with rewards. He reinforced the concrete.
reinforcement	Information that makes more forcible or convincing. His gestures provided eloquent reinforcement for his complaints.
rise	The property possessed by a slope or surface that rises. The sun also rises.
sharpen	Make (one’s senses) more acute. Students will sharpen up their reading skills.
strength	The potency, intensity, or speed of a force or natural agency. The political and military strength of European governments.
strengthen	Make strong or stronger. His body strengthened.
stronghold	A strongly fortified defensive structure. A Labour stronghold.
toughen	Make or become stronger or more resilient. This experience will toughen her.
widening	The act of making something wider.