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

His partnership with Crawley added 47, the third-wicket pair astutely taking the singles allowed by a deep-set Australian field.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025

Flush with emotion after expressing some of that deep-set pain and perhaps trying to stave off a no-turning-back reality, Derek tries to convince his friend he feels better getting everything out.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2025

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

His hair was tawny, his eyes black and deep-set in a pale, arrogant face.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander

deep-set

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