Antonyms for deep set


Grammar : Adj
Spell : deep-set
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdipˈsɛt


Definition of deep set

  • As in cavernous : adj hollow and large
  • As in hollow : adj empty, hollowed out
Example sentences :
  • They were so deep set, as if in dark caverns, and so unnaturally large.
  • Extract from : « Jarwin and Cuffy » by R.M. Ballantyne
  • Then came a pink flush, and deep set in this was the morning star.
  • Extract from : « Fighting the Sea » by Edward A. Rand
  • It was by chance that, in a deep set window, he found her for whom he was searching.
  • Extract from : « The Outlaw of Torn » by Edgar Rice Burroughs
  • The hair is black and straight, and the eyes are black and deep set.
  • Extract from : « Indians of the Yosemite Valley and Vicinity » by Galen Clark
  • His eyes were black like polished jet, sparkling and deep set.
  • Extract from : « Young Lion of the Woods » by Thomas Barlow Smith
  • It had deep set eyes, greatly protruding mouth with gaping lips, huge ears and general "ape-like aspect."
  • Extract from : « The Other Side of Evolution » by Alexander Patterson
  • "Look out, I say," and she nodded towards the window, deep set in the thick wall.
  • Extract from : « J. S. Le Fanu's Ghostly Tales, Volume 3 » by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
  • The deep–set eye of the horse–dealer gleamed with pleasure as he fixed it on the welcome bale, and heard these words.
  • Extract from : « The Prairie-Bird » by Charles Augustus Murray
  • Coughlin's gaze never left his accuser, but his face flushed and his deep set eyes blazed.
  • Extract from : « The Crime of the Century » by Henry M. Hunt
  • I looked once or twice half expecting those eyes 'deep set in crimson shadow' to fill with tears.
  • Extract from : « Confessions of a Young Man » by George Moore

Synonyms for deep set

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