shallowed
Grew less deep
Shallowed is the past tense of the verb shallow, meaning to become or make less deep.
Water shallowed describes a body of water growing shallower, whether through natural processes like sediment buildup or tidal changes.
The river shallowed as we approached the sandbar.
The word can also apply figuratively to things that lose depth or substance: The conversation shallowed once the newcomers arrived.
Made or became smaller
- decreasedBecame smaller in amount
- declinedRefused or diminished
- weakenedMade less capable
- loweredMoved downward or reduced
reduced · abated · subsided · dwindled · waned · ebbed · faded · tapered
Made to seem unimportant
- dumbed-downMade less intellectually demanding
- oversimplifiedMade misleadingly basic
- cheapenedLowered in worth
- dilutedMade weaker by adding liquid
weakened · hollowed · emptied · impoverished · stripped · reduced · flattened · thinned
lessened
Made or became smaller
lowered · reduced · abated · subsided · dwindled · waned · ebbed · faded · tapered · receded
trivialized
Made to seem unimportant
- dumbed-downMade less intellectually demanding
- oversimplifiedMade misleadingly basic
- cheapenedLowered in worth
diluted · weakened · hollowed · emptied · impoverished · stripped · reduced · flattened · thinned · superficiality
siltation
Accumulation of fine waterborne particles
- sedimentationParticles settling in liquid
- shoalingWater becoming less deep
- accretionGrowth through external addition
infilled · silting · deposition · dredging · sandbar · mudflat · filling · deltaic · estuarine · intertidal
shalloweddeepened
Became more profound
intensified · enriched · matured · strengthened · heightened
- shallow endPool's shallowest part
- shallow waterLow-depth aquatic area
- shallow breathingMinimal lung expansion
- shallow grave
- shallow breathMinimal lung intake
- shallow rootsUnderground growth lacking depth
shallow, shallows, shallowness, shallowly, shallowing, shallowest, shallower