Shallow vs. Deep

Shallow vs. Deep — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Shallow and Deep

Shallowadjective

Having little depth; significantly less deep than wide.

This crater is relatively shallow.Saute the onions in a shallow pan.

Deepadjective

Extending far away from a point of reference, especially downwards.

Shallowadjective

Extending not far downward.

The water is shallow here.

Deepadjective

Extending far down from the top or surface; having its bottom far down.

We hiked into a deep valley between tall mountains.There was a deep layer of dust on the floor; the room had not been disturbed for many years.

Shallowadjective

Concerned mainly with superficial matters.

It was a glamorous but shallow lifestyle.

Deepadjective

Far in extent in another (non-downwards, but generally also non-upwards) direction away from a point of reference.

The shelves are 30 centimetres deep. — They are deep shelves.
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Shallowadjective

Lacking interest or substance.

The acting is good, but the characters are shallow.

Deepadjective

In a (specified) number of rows or layers.

a crowd three deep along the funeral procession

Shallowadjective

Not intellectually deep; not penetrating deeply; simple; not wise or knowing.

shallow learning

Deepadjective

Thick.

That cyclist's deep chest allows him to draw more air.

Shallowadjective

(obsolete) Not deep in tone.

Deepadjective

Voluminous.

to take a deep breath / sigh / drink
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Shallowadjective

(tennis) Not far forward, close to the net

Deepadjective

A long way inside; situated far in or back.

deep into the forest;deep in the forest

Shallownoun

A shallow portion of an otherwise deep body of water.

The ship ran aground in an unexpected shallow.

Deepadjective

Complex, involved.

Shallownoun

A fish, the rudd.

Deepadjective

Profound, having great meaning or import, but possibly obscure or not obvious.

That is a deep thought!

Shallowverb

(ambitransitive) To make or become less deep.

Deepadjective

To a significant, not superficial, extent.

I just meant to help out a little, but now I'm deep into it.They're deep in discussion.

Shallownoun

a stretch of shallow water

Deepadjective

Hard to penetrate or comprehend; profound; intricate; obscure.

a deep subject or plot

Shallowverb

make shallow;

The silt shallowed the canal

Deepadjective

Of penetrating or far-reaching intellect; not superficial; thoroughly skilled; sagacious; cunning.

Shallowverb

become shallow;

the lake shallowed over time

Deepadjective

Low in pitch.

She has a very deep contralto voice.

Shallowadjective

lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center;

shallow watera shallow disha shallow cuta shallow closetestablished a shallow beachheadhit the ball to shallow left field

Deepadjective

(of a color) Highly saturated.

That's a very deep shade of blue.

Shallowadjective

not deep or strong; not affecting one deeply;

shallow breathinga night of shallow fretful sleepin a shallow trance

Deepadjective

(sleep) Sound, heavy (describing a state of sleep from which one is not easily awoken).

He was in a deep sleep.

Shallowadjective

lacking depth of intellect or knowledge; concerned only with what is obvious;

shallow peoplehis arguments seemed shallow and tedious

Deepadjective

Immersed, submerged (in).

deep in debt;deep in the mud;waist-deep in the muddy water

Deepadjective

Muddy; boggy; sandy; said of roads.

Deepadverb

Deeply.

Deepnoun

The deep part of a lake, sea, etc.

creatures of the deep

Deepnoun

A silent time; quiet isolation.

the deep of night

Deepnoun

(rare) A deep shade of colour.

Deepnoun

The profound part of a problem.

Deepnoun

(with "the") The sea, the ocean.

Deepnoun

(cricket) A fielding position near the boundary.

Russell is a safe pair of hands in the deep.

Deepnoun

the central and most intense or profound part;

in the deep of nightin the deep of winter

Deepnoun

a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor

Deepnoun

literary term for an ocean;

denizens of the deep

Deepadjective

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply;

a deep breatha deep sighdeep concentrationdeep emotiona deep trancein a deep sleep

Deepadjective

marked by depth of thinking;

deep thoughtsa deep allegory

Deepadjective

having great spatial extension or penetration downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or laterally or outward from a center; sometimes used in combination;

a deep wella deep divedeep watera deep casserolea deep gashdeep massagedeep pressure receptors in musclesdeep shelvesa deep closetsurrounded by a deep yardhit the ball to deep center fieldin deep spacewaist-deep

Deepadjective

very distant in time or space;

deep in the pastdeep in enemy territorydeep in the woodsa deep space probe

Deepadjective

extreme;

in deep troubledeep happiness

Deepadjective

having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range;

a deep voicea bass voice is lower than a baritone voicea bass clarinet

Deepadjective

strong; intense;

deep purplea rich red

Deepadjective

relatively thick from top to bottom;

deep carpetsdeep snow

Deepadjective

extending relatively far inward;

a deep border

Deepadjective

(of darkness) very intense;

thick nightthick darknessa face in deep shadowdeep night

Deepadjective

large in quantity or size;

deep cuts in the budget

Deepadjective

with head or back bent low;

a deep bow

Deepadjective

of an obscure nature;

the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious termsa deep dark secretthe inscrutible workings of Providencein its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of liferituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands

Deepadjective

difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge;

the professor's lectures were so abstruse that students tended to avoid thema deep metaphysical theorysome recondite problem in historiography

Deepadjective

exhibiting great cunning usually with secrecy;

deep political machinationsa deep plot

Deepadverb

to a great depth;

dived deeplydug deep

Deepadverb

to an advanced time;

deep into the nighttalked late into the evening

Deepadverb

to far into space;

penetrated deep into enemy territorywent deep into the woods