Meaning & use
deep knowledge
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Meaning
noununcountable
A thorough, detailed understanding of a subject that goes well beyond the basics.
Grammar: Uncountable: deep knowledge of history, not a deep knowledge.
Patterns
- deep knowledge of something
- have deep knowledge in something
- with deep knowledge
She has deep knowledge of medieval history.
The guide's deep knowledge of the forest impressed every visitor.
Fixing this engine takes deep knowledge of electronics.
Common combinations
- have deep knowledge of
- He has deep knowledge of wine regions.
- deep knowledge of the subject
- A teacher with deep knowledge of the subject can answer any question.
- gain deep knowledge
- You gain deep knowledge by years of practice.
- demonstrate deep knowledge
- The candidate demonstrated deep knowledge of the market.
Synonyms and how they differ
- expertise
- Expertise includes both knowledge and skill in doing something, while deep knowledge is only about understanding.
- in-depth knowledge
- In-depth knowledge is nearly identical but sounds slightly more formal, as in a job advert.
- mastery
- Mastery goes beyond knowing a lot and implies complete control or skill.
- insight
- Insight is a sudden or specific understanding rather than a broad, thorough grasp.
Opposites
Word family
- deeply adverb
- to a great degree or far down
- depth noun
- how deep something is
- knowledgeable adjective
- knowing a lot
- deepen verb
- to make or become deeper
Commonly confused: deep knowledge or wisdom?
deep knowledge vs wisdom
Wisdom is good judgment from experience, while deep knowledge is simply a lot of detailed understanding.
Practice
The job requires deep knowledge ____ computer networks.
Choose one answer.
Knowledge takes of when it names the subject: knowledge of something. At, to and for are not the standard preposition here.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “deep knowledge”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.