Deepen and Subside

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Deepen verb - To make markedly greater in measure or degree.

Usage example: this book really deepens our knowledge of how the brain works

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Subside is an antonym for deepen.

Nearby Words: deep, deeply, deepness, deepening

Subside verb - To grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually.

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Deepen is an antonym for subside.

Nearby Words: subsidy, subsiding, subsidence

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deepen bit

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Subside and Deepen. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/deepen/subside

Deepen & Subside. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/deepen/subside>.

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