depths
Lowest or innermost regions
Depths is the plural of depth, referring to deep places or the deepest parts of something.
The ocean has its depths, as does the earth.
Figuratively, depths describes extremes of emotion or condition: the depths of despair, the depths of winter.
To plumb the depths is to explore thoroughly or reach the lowest point.
In the depths of the cave, they found ancient paintings.
Outermost part or limit
- severityIntensity of sternness
- magnitudeSize or scale
- acutenessIntensity or keenness
- nadirLowest possible point
lowest · utmost · profound · peak · height · degree · measure · reach
Ocean's solid base
- trenchLong narrow excavation
- benthicOf the sea bottom
- pelagicOf the open sea
- submarineUnderwater naval craft
fathom · abyss · pressure · bioluminescence · hydrothermal · plankton · sonar · diving
Immeasurably profound depth
cavern · gorge · ravine · bottomless · fathomless · plunge · yawning · cavernous
State of elaborate complexity
- nuanceSlight shade of difference
- subtletyFine distinction, easily missed
- layersStacked levels or coatings
- richnessState of abundance
profundity · multifaceted · elaborate · labyrinthine · hidden · underlying · subtext · dimension
Total absence of hope
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
- anguishIntense mental suffering
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
loneliness · heartache · yearning · emptiness · longing · remorse · wistfulness · soul
extremity
Outermost part or limit
nadir · lowest · utmost · profound · peak · height · degree · measure · reach · plumb
seafloor
Ocean's solid base
submarine · fathom · abyss · pressure · bioluminescence · hydrothermal · plankton · sonar · diving · submersible
abyss
Immeasurably profound depth
pit · cavern · gorge · ravine · bottomless · fathomless · plunge · yawning · cavernous · sinkhole
intricacy
State of elaborate complexity
- nuanceSlight shade of difference
- subtletyFine distinction, easily missed
- layersStacked levels or coatings
richness · profundity · multifaceted · elaborate · labyrinthine · hidden · underlying · subtext · dimension · meaning
despair
Total absence of hope
melancholy · loneliness · heartache · yearning · emptiness · longing · remorse · wistfulness · soul · feeling
shadow
Light blocked by object
obscurity · pitch-black · dimness · inkiness · penumbra · shroud · lightless · impenetrable · midnight · tenebrous
- location termsGPS, coordinates, latitude, longitude, mapping
- Lake Imageryserene waters, scenic beauty, frozen lakes, mist, fog
- sublimesublimity, grandeur, vastness, awe, majesty
- BC Nauticalnautical charts, navigation aids, sailing routes, buoys, anchorages
- oceanwaves, Atlantic, sea, Pacific, tide
- underwaterunderwater, submerged, immersed, sea bed, seabed
- in depthExhaustively detailed
- out of one's depthBeyond one's competence
- depth perceptionGauging object distance visually
- emotional depthRichness of inner feeling
- ocean depthsUnderwater zones beyond light
- hidden depthsUnexpected interior complexity