shallow vs strong

shallow

adj
  • Not intellectually deep; not penetrating deeply; simple; not wise or knowing. 

  • Not steep; close to horizontal. 

  • Not far forward, close to the net. 

  • Having little depth; significantly less deep than wide. 

  • Concerned mainly with superficial matters. 

  • Extending not far downward. 

  • Lacking interest or substance. 

verb
  • To make or become less deep. 

noun
  • A costermonger's barrow. 

  • A shallow portion of an otherwise deep body of water. 

  • A fish, the rudd. 

strong

adj
  • Not easily subdued or taken. 

  • Highly stimulating to the senses. 

  • Having an offensive or intense odor or flavor. 

  • Having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient. 

  • Having a specified number of people or units. 

  • Severe; very bad or intense. 

  • Having a wide range of logical consequences; widely applicable. (Often contrasted with a weak statement which it implies.) 

  • Capable of producing great physical force. 

  • Inflecting in a different manner than the one called weak, such as Germanic verbs which change vowels. 

  • Determined; unyielding. 

  • Having a high alcoholic content. 

  • Having wealth or resources. 

  • Impressive, good. 

  • That completely ionizes into anions and cations in a solution. 

  • Convincing. 

  • Having a lot of power. 

  • Capable of withstanding great physical force. 

adv
  • In a strong manner. 

How often have the words shallow and strong occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )