Depth and Height

Opposite meaning words

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

Usage example: be sure to check the depth of the water before diving off the dock

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Height is an antonym for depth in topics: insight, distance down or across.

Height noun - The highest part or point.

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Depth is an antonym for height in topics: altitude, peak, climax.

Nearby Words: heighten, heightening

good	good depth	good height
full	full depth	full height
low	low depth	low height
right	right depth	right height
Other adjectives: certain, average, infinite, considerable, sheer, small, actual, entire, real, increased, extreme, great, little, new, incredible, less, extra, additional, significant, greater, realistic, added, varying.

Basically, it's a tilted bird's eye view perspective in which both the top and front of an object is seen at the same time, and the vertical axis indicates both height and depth.

Source: Videogame Tropes
He has no width, no height, no depth (neither literally nor metaphorically), no power or knowledge, and since he has nothing to compare himself to, he believes himself to be omnipotent.

Source: Ignorant of Their Own Ignorance
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight For the ends of Being and ideal Grace.

Source: Literature / Sonnets from the Portuguese

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