deepens
Becomes more profound
Deepens is the third-person singular of deepen—to make or become deeper.
Water deepens as you wade further from shore.
A voice deepens with age.
More often the word is figurative: a mystery deepens when new complications arise, understanding deepens with study, a relationship deepens over time.
The plot deepens signals that things are getting more complicated or interesting.
Increases force or durability
- heightensIncreases in degree
- amplifiesIncreases strength or volume
- enhancesIncreases quality or appeal
- reinforcesStrengthens or supports further
magnifies · increases · augments · escalates · sharpens · consolidates · solidifies · fortifies
Deep perceptive understanding
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- comprehensionMental understanding of meaning
- realizationGrasping what's true
- knowledgeUnderstood facts and skills
wisdom · clarity · perception · enlightenment · epiphany · discernment · illumination · revelation
Digs out from ground
- dredgesRemoves underwater sediment
- digsInformal term for home
- hollowsSunken areas, indentations
- sinksDrops or wash basins
descends · burrows · lowers · gouges · trenches · submerges · plunges · drops
Stacked levels or coatings
- nuanceSlight shade of difference
- intricacyState of elaborate complexity
- richnessState of abundance
- textureSurface tactile quality
subtlety · sophistication · density · elaboration · entanglement · multifaceted · involvement · dimension
strengthens
Increases force or durability
- heightensIncreases in degree
- amplifiesIncreases strength or volume
- enhancesIncreases quality or appeal
reinforces · magnifies · increases · augments · escalates · sharpens · consolidates · solidifies · fortifies · compounds
insight
Deep perceptive understanding
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- comprehensionMental understanding of meaning
- realizationGrasping what's true
knowledge · wisdom · clarity · perception · enlightenment · epiphany · discernment · illumination · revelation · cognizance
excavates
Digs out from ground
sinks · descends · burrows · lowers · gouges · trenches · submerges · plunges · drops · channels
layers
Stacked levels or coatings
texture · subtlety · sophistication · density · elaboration · entanglement · multifaceted · involvement · dimension · interweaving
- improvementsimprovement, fixes, betterment, enhancement, upgrade
- maturesripens, ages, mellows, seasons, ferments
deepenslessens
Makes smaller in degree
diminishes · decreases · weakens · fades · eases
deepenssimplifies
Makes less complex
trivializes · oversimplifies · shallows · dumbs down · reduces
- deeper meaningSignificance beyond the surface
- dig deeper
- deepest sympathyProfound shared sorrow
- going deeper
- digging the knife deeper
- voice deepeningPitch lowering with age