deep-set

[deep-set] / ˈdipˈsɛt /

ADJECTIVE

cavernous

Synonyms

STRONGEST

gaping huge roomy spacious vast yawning

WEAK

alveolate broad chambered chasmal commodious concave curved inward deep echoing resonant reverberant sepulchral socketed sunken wide

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cramped little narrow small

WEAK

filled

ADJECTIVE

hollow

Synonyms

STRONG

arched cleft cupped curved depressed dimpled excavated indented notched pitted striated sunken vaulted void

WEAK

alveolate carved out cavernous concave cup-shaped incurved infundibular not solid troughlike unfilled vacant

Antonyms

WEAK

convex earnest frank full genuine high honest light meaningful raised real sincere soft solid substantial truthful

Example Sentences

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In the image he has dark skin, receding curly hair, a thick handlebar mustache, deep-set eyes and a dark suit emblazoned with a crest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

In one photo, Reba is wearing a black button-down, her salt and pepper hair cropped short above her deep-set eyes.

From Washington Times • Jan. 2, 2024

In one photo, Reba is wearing a black button down, her salt and pepper hair cropped short above her deep-set eyes.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 1, 2024

Both actresses have deep-set eyes, but Roesler Kerwin reshaped De Armas’ round eyes into Monroe’s almond shape.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2022

After our conversation, though, I looked at him and saw a tall, fine-featured man with deep-set blue eyes, a long gray moustache, and lots of thick, almost white hair.

From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus

deep-set

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