Depth and Excess

Depth

Depth noun - Distance measured from the top to the bottom of something.

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Excess and depth are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Excess" instead a noun "Depth".

Excess noun - The state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed.

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Depth and excess are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Depth" instead a noun "Excess".

Nearby Words: excessive, excessively

sheer	sheer depth	sheer excess
real	real depth	real excess
extreme	extreme depth	extreme excess
serious	serious depth	serious excess
Other adjectives: artistic, greater, visual.

A probably apocryphal accounts credit it with withstanding pressures to test depth, in excess of 400 feet (the "official" test depth stated to the public by the US Navy, for security reasons).

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