Depth and Shallowness

Depth

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

Shallowness is an antonym for depth.

Shallowness

Shallowness noun - The quality of lacking physical depth.

Depth is an antonym for shallowness.

Both words in one sentence

  • Comic Strip / Pearls Before Swine He's so very sweet-natured about it, though, that his shallowness almost twists back around to depth.Rat: What is true happiness?...How does a dumb pig like you answer a question like that?
  • Insult Backfire Daria: "Sometimes your shallowness is so much, it actually has depth."
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