deep-lying
Situated well beneath
Deep-lying describes something positioned far below a surface or situated in a location that is not immediately accessible or visible.
The term appears most often in sports, particularly soccer, where a deep-lying midfielder or playmaker operates closer to their own goal rather than pushing forward, allowing them to dictate play from behind.
The manager deployed him as a deep-lying playmaker to control the tempo.
It can also describe geological features or abstract qualities that exist at a fundamental level: deep-lying tensions in the relationship.
Horizontal layer of material
- bedrockSolid stone underground
- aquiferGroundwater-bearing geological formation
- depositsMaterial settled or stored
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
mineral · ore · formation · subterranean · underground · buried · fossil · reserves
Central pitch position
- playmakerOffensive flow controller
- positionLocation or stance
- defensiveProtective or easily threatened
- holdingMaintaining physical possession
anchorman · orchestrator · distributor · quarterback · metronome · pivot · screening · buildup
Forcibly held down
- hiddenKept out of sight
- unconsciousNot awake or aware
- repressedHeld back from expression
- latentPresent but inactive
buried · unspoken · underlying · festering · unresolved · trauma · issues · fears
stratum
Horizontal layer of material
- bedrockSolid stone underground
- aquiferGroundwater-bearing geological formation
- depositsMaterial settled or stored
sediment · mineral · ore · formation · subterranean · underground · buried · fossil · reserves · seam
midfielder
Central pitch position
- playmakerOffensive flow controller
- positionLocation or stance
- defensiveProtective or easily threatened
holding · anchorman · orchestrator · distributor · quarterback · metronome · pivot · screening · buildup · dictating
suppressed
Forcibly held down
- hiddenKept out of sight
- unconsciousNot awake or aware
- repressedHeld back from expression
latent · buried · unspoken · underlying · festering · unresolved · trauma · issues · fears · resentment
embedded
Set firmly within something
structure · organ · vein · artery · nerve · fascia · ligament · subcutaneous · internal · visceral
deep-lyingshallow
Without much depth
superficial · surface-level · surface · skin-deep · topmost
deep-lyingsuperficial
Lacking depth or substance
exposed · overt · surface-level · obvious · apparent
deep-lyingadvanced
Far along in development
forward · attacking · high-lying · front-running · offensive
deep, deeply, deeper, deepest, depth, depths, deepen, deepened, deepening