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