broad and wide apply to a surface measured or viewed from side to side.
a broad avenue
wide is more common when units of measurement are mentioned
rugs eight feet wide
or applied to unfilled space between limits.
a wide doorway
broad is preferred when full horizontal extent is considered.
broad shoulders
deep may indicate horizontal extent away from the observer or from a front or peripheral point.
a deep cupboard
deep woods
Example Sentences
Adjective We walked in the deep snow. a deep valley between the mountains The water is deepest in the middle of the lake. She's afraid of swimming in deep water. a plant with deep roots The house has lots of deep closets. She has a small but deep wound on her arm. This enormous canyon is over a mile deep. The shelves are 10 inches deep. He stepped into an ankle-deep puddle of mud. Adverb The ship now lies deep below the water's surface. Our feet sank deeper into the mud. The treasure was buried deep within the ground. Their secret offices were located deep underground. We walked deep into the forest. The soldiers are operating deep within enemy territory. I stood three feet deep in the water. He stepped ankle-deep into a puddle of mud. Noun the kind of cold weather that we usually have only in the deep of winter sailors exploring the farther reaches of the briny deepSee More
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
Hammon had met with Wilson in the offseason, seen the strength of her deep shot and told her: Shoot it. Rachel Bachman, WSJ, 18 Sep. 2022 Diaz’s fly ball to rightfielder Adolis Garcia wasn’t deep enough, but Garcia’s throwing error to the plate bounced away from catcher Jonah Heim, advancing Siri to second and giving the Rays two runners in scoring position. Joey Johnston, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Sep. 2022 Each speaker expressed deep gratitude for all four honorees before presenting their night’s first award. Ahmad Davis, Billboard, 15 Sep. 2022 Johnson had a career-best 117 yards on four catches in the opener — with two of them nearly resulting in touchdowns on deep balls — but he was limited to three catches for 41 yards last weekend against SJSU. Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 14 Sep. 2022 His deep understanding of both the linear and digital businesses, and the underlying forces driving their change, has guided key advancements in our advertising products and empowered us to deliver better outcomes for our clients. Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Sep. 2022 Ground yourself in deep gratitude for a body that listened to and delivered on your wishes. Elaine Welteroth, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2022 Chance Nolan had a terrific game throwing play action and deep balls, but don’t expect that to be OSU’s bread-and-butter against Fresno State.oregonlive, 9 Sep. 2022 Cincinnati quarterback Ben Bryant had overthrows on deep balls for open receivers at least three times in the opening half. Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 4 Sep. 2022
Adverb
On this episode: In the first episode of this limited series, Free Press assistant sports editor Andrew Hammond sets the stage for the 1997 Michigan football team, going deep on the state of the Wolverines program. Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press, 5 Sep. 2022 Auburn had six players rotating back deep on returns. Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 27 Aug. 2022 Naya had appeared on the Dr. Phil show and had engaged with light media performances but had never really gone deep on the record and told her whole side of the story. Leah Asmelash, CNN, 16 Aug. 2022 Then there’s Salvador, who will elucidate Toltec ruins in Tula or the Aztec glyphs of Tepotzotlán but can go deep on Chicago blues, too. David Hochman, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2022 A year later, Matthews emerged from deep on the depth chart — eighth at his position going into spring camp and still listed fourth going into the fall camp — to become a starter.San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2022 Preston Williams took in the Dolphins’ first punt return, and Bowden was back deep on the initial kick return, a touchback. David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2022 The freshman went 1 for 4 from deep on the evening.The Courier-Journal, 11 Aug. 2022 Below, Coiro dives deep on what else fans can expect from She-Hulk: Attorney at Law. Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 3 Aug. 2022
Noun
One morning, Gee recalled a line 40 deep of people waiting for free coffee. Marc Lester, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Sep. 2022 In terms of big picture themes, the Weeknd maze doesn’t necessarily go term-paper deep.Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2022 Over the course of 25 practices, a fairly uncomplicated two-deep emerged for Saturday’s opener against Notre Dame. Nathan Baird, cleveland, 29 Aug. 2022 But if the prospect of multiple small needle wounds sounds slightly ominous to you, know that the punctures are more like pin pricks that are only surface-level deep.ELLE, 29 Aug. 2022 There aren’t too many questions about what the two-deep will look like, but there are a number of younger players pushing to travel to South Florida. Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Aug. 2022 No more moving heavy bins stacked four-deep to get to items at the bottom. Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Aug. 2022 Safety depth won’t be a problem in 2022, given the experienced two-deep plus the young talent behind them in guys like Styles and Kye Stokes. Stephen Means, cleveland, 14 Aug. 2022 Calvert, his older brother Josh, Hayden Fury, Andrew Mata’afa, and true freshman Justin Medlock are all threats to crack Utah’s first two-deep, which should be released on Aug. 29, the Monday before the Florida game. Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Aug. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Adjective, Adverb, and Noun
Middle English dep, from Old English dēop; akin to Old High German tiof deep, Old English dyppan to dip — more at dip
First Known Use
Adjective
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Adverb
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Time Traveler
The first known use of deep was before the 12th century