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deep down

deep down adverb: fundamentally; in essence; in reality; as part of an honest appraisal.

Adverb

deep down (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) Fundamentally; in essence; in reality; as part of an honest appraisal.
    • He seems like an average businessman, but deep down he's an overgrown kid with a necktie.
    • She said she was confident, but deep down she knew she had messed up.
    Synonyms:
    at heart, in the end

Synonyms of deep down

Questions about deep down

What does deep down mean?
Deep down means fundamentally; in essence; in reality; as part of an honest appraisal.
What part of speech is deep down?
Deep down is an adverb.

Words near deep down in the dictionary

  1. deep dived
  2. deep diver
  3. deep dives
  4. deep diving
  5. deep dove
  6. deep down
  7. deep draft
  8. deep drafts
  9. deep draught
  10. deep draughts
  11. deep drawing

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