deep-set
Far beneath surface
Deep-set describes eyes that sit farther back in the skull than usual, creating pronounced brow bones and shadowed sockets: His deep-set eyes gave him a brooding look.
The term extends to anything embedded or firmly established: deep-set wrinkles, deep-set prejudices.
Descended beneath water level
- recessedSet back into something
- socketHollow receiving cavity
- orbitalRevolving around another
- shadowedFollowed covertly
hooded · hollowed · cavernous · brow · cheekbones · contoured · piercing · intense
Firmly established by habit
- entrenchedFirmly established, resistant to change
- rootedFirmly established in place
- habitualDone by routine
- instinctiveArising without conscious thought
innate · inherent · indelible · fixed · chronic · longstanding · persistent · unshakeable
Firmly established, resistant to change
- rootedFirmly established in place
- lodgedFixed firmly within
- buriedPlaced beneath earth
- anchoredFixed securely in position
fixed · implanted · sunk · bedded · ingrained · encased · secured · inlaid
Extreme in degree
- profoundIntensely meaningful or insightful
- passionateIntensely emotional or enthusiastic
- ferventIntensely and sincerely felt
- ardentIntensely enthusiastic or devoted
powerful · compelling · acute · visceral · heartfelt · abiding · lasting · smoldering
sunken
Descended beneath water level
shadowed · hooded · hollowed · cavernous · brow · cheekbones · contoured · piercing · intense · gaze
ingrained
Firmly established by habit
- entrenchedFirmly established, resistant to change
- rootedFirmly established in place
- habitualDone by routine
instinctive · innate · inherent · indelible · fixed · chronic · longstanding · persistent · unshakeable · enduring
entrenched
Firmly established, resistant to change
anchored · fixed · implanted · sunk · bedded · ingrained · encased · secured · inlaid · submerged
intense
Extreme in degree
- profoundIntensely meaningful or insightful
- passionateIntensely emotional or enthusiastic
- ferventIntensely and sincerely felt
ardent · powerful · compelling · acute · visceral · heartfelt · abiding · lasting · smoldering · suppressed
deep-setprotruding
Extending outward noticeably
bulging · prominent · protuberant · pop-eyed · bug-eyed
deep, set, settle, setting, depth, settled, deeply, settlement, sets