Deepens

7 lettersverbmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Third-person singular present tense of deepen, meaning to become or cause something to become more intense or profound.

“The friendship deepens over the years as they share more of their lives.”

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Synonyms

intensifiesstrengthensincreases growsbroadens

Antonyms

lessensweakensdiminishesshallows

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Wordle

Contains DEEP and -ENS, the double-E at the start makes this recognisable early in the game

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Scrabble

Worth 10 points, the P scores 3 and the word is a natural extension of DEEP with common suffixes

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Words you can make from Deepens

Shorter words formed from the letters in “deepens”.

deepen peened seeped sendee deeps denes dense epees needs neeps neese pedee pedes peens pends penes pense psend speed speen spend deep dees dene

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