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/dɛpθ/ · noun
the vertical distance below a surface; the degree to which something is deep.
Measure the depth of the water in this part of the bay.
The depth of her misery was apparent to everyone.
The depth of the crisis had been exaggerated.
We were impressed by the depth of her knowledge.
the depth of a sound
The depth of field in this picture is amazing.
The burning ship finally sunk into the depths.
Into the depths of the jungle...
Use depth when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Depth means the vertical distance below a surface; the degree to which something is deep.
Common synonyms include abyss, bottom, bathos, nadir.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Measure the depth of the water in this part of the bay.
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