deepening
Becoming more intense
Deepening describes the process of becoming deeper—literally or figuratively.
A river deepens as it erodes its bed.
A crisis deepens as it intensifies.
The deepening shadows signaled dusk.
Her deepening understanding of the subject impressed her teachers.
The word captures gradual increase in degree, severity, or profundity.
Underwater excavation apparatus
- trenchLong narrow excavation
- digUnearth by shoveling
- shovelTool for moving earth
- dredgingExtracting underwater sediment
channel · harbor · riverbed · quarry · pit · burrow · tunnel · earthmover
Deep perceptive understanding
- comprehensionMental understanding of meaning
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- realizationGrasping what's true
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
clarity · grasp · perception · wisdom · knowledge · learning · reflection · contemplation
Binding tie or connection
- connectionA joining or relation
- intimacyEmotional closeness between people
- trustConfidence in another
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
closeness · attachment · affection · rapport · friendship · love · partnership · devotion
Increase in strength
- escalateIncrease in severity
- heightenIncrease in degree
- strengthenMake more robust
- reinforceAdd strength to something
enhance · increase · magnify · augment · consolidate · fortify · sharpen · accentuate
Growing less bright
- saturationState of complete permeation
- richnessState of abundance
- hueColor's specific character
- toneQuality of sound
Elaborately detailed, many parts
- multilayeredHaving multiple strata
- nuancedHaving fine distinctions
- sophisticatedWorldly and cultured
- convolutedExcessively complex or twisted
labyrinthine · entangled · complicated · elaborate · layered · dense · rich · textured
dredge
Underwater excavation apparatus
dredging · channel · harbor · riverbed · quarry · pit · burrow · tunnel · earthmover · backhoe
insight
Deep perceptive understanding
- comprehensionMental understanding of meaning
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- realizationGrasping what's true
enlightenment · clarity · grasp · perception · wisdom · knowledge · learning · reflection · contemplation · study
bond
Binding tie or connection
- connectionA joining or relation
- intimacyEmotional closeness between people
- trustConfidence in another
commitment · closeness · attachment · affection · rapport · friendship · love · partnership · devotion · loyalty
amplify
Increase in strength
- escalateIncrease in severity
- heightenIncrease in degree
- strengthenMake more robust
reinforce · enhance · increase · magnify · augment · consolidate · fortify · sharpen · accentuate · elevate
darkening
Growing less bright
- saturationState of complete permeation
- richnessState of abundance
- hueColor's specific character
tone · shade · pigment · intensity · vibrancy · contrast · shadow
intricate
Elaborately detailed, many parts
- multilayeredHaving multiple strata
- nuancedHaving fine distinctions
- sophisticatedWorldly and cultured
convoluted · labyrinthine · entangled · complicated · elaborate · layered · dense · rich · textured · multifaceted
- color changedyeing, tinting, fading, bleaching, darkening
- intensificationamplification, escalation, heightening, intensification, magnification
- voice changesvoice crack, puberty, hormonal changes, cracking, high pitch
- Bahai Faithsacred writings, House of Worship, Mount Carmel, Haifa, Acre
- dredgingdredge, dredging, cutterhead, discharge pipe, desilting
- Hypnosishypnotist, hypnotherapist, trance state, trance states, autohypnosis
deepeninglessening
Becoming reduced in degree
easing · abating · diminishing · moderating · subsiding
deepeningshallowing
Decreasing in depth
filling in · silting up · filling · rising · shoaling
deepeningsimplifying
Making less complex
shallowing · trivializing · diminishing · eroding · weakening
- voice deepeningPitch lowering with age
deep, depth, deeply, depths, deepen, deepest, deeper, deepened, deepens