Synonyms for deepen
ˈdi pəndeep·en

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1. intensify, compound, heighten, deepenverb

   make more intense, stronger, or more marked

   "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions"

   Synonyms:
   change, sharpen, enhance, escalate, compound, rise, step up, heighten, raise, combine, intensify

2. intensify, deepenverb

   become more intense

   "The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan"

   Synonyms:
   intensify, change, compound, escalate, step up, heighten

3. deepenverb

   make deeper

   "They deepened the lake so that bigger pleasure boats could use it"

   Synonyms:
   change, compound, intensify, heighten

4. deepen, changeverb

   become deeper in tone

   "His voice began to change when he was 12 years old"; "Her voice deepened when she whispered the password"

   Synonyms:
   change, alter, vary, modify, exchange, compound, commute, switch, transfer, convert, heighten, interchange, shift, intensify

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1. deepenverb

   Synonyms:
   make deeper, increase the depth of

2. deepenverb

   Synonyms:
   make darker, make more intense

3. deepenverb

   Synonyms:
   reduce to a lower tone, make more grave

4. deepenverb

   Synonyms:
   grow deeper, become deeper

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1. deepenverb

   Synonyms:
   intensify

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1. List of paraphrases for "deepen":

   deepening, deepened, intensify, strengthen, exacerbate, enhance, aggravate, in-depth

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How to use deepen in a sentence?

1. Daniel Scioli:

   I will maintain the policies that need maintaining, deepen those that need deepening and change those that need changing.

2. Daniel Scioli:

   Our idea is to maintain the policies that need maintaining, correct the policies that need correcting and deepen those that need deepening.

3. Theresa May:

   Our trade and investment relationship is unrivalled – we are the largest investors in each other's economies, this week we have an opportunity to deepen this unique trading relationship and begin discussions about how we will forge a strengthened, ambitious and future-proof trade partnership.

4. Will Trump:

   Years of previous attempts at changing Assad's behavior have all failed and failed very dramatically, as a result, the refugee crisis continues to deepen and the region continues to destabilize, threatening the United States and its allies.

5. Christopher Granville:

   There is a tension between the government and the central bank as regards growth. The effect of these stabilization policies is going to be to deepen the recession.