mindmap root((宽深高大真)) real is likely to stress genuineness and especially correspondence between appearance and essense: a ~ diamond. actual stresses the fact of existence or fidelity to the existent as opposed to the nonexistent, abstract, or hypothetical: the ~ tests of this missle have not yet been made. true can stress conformity to the real especially as a model or standard: the ladybug is not a ~ bug but a beetle; or conformity to the pertinent facts that are known or knowable: the ~ verson of events. large may be preferred when dimensions or extent or capacity or quantity or amount are being considered: a ~ meal; or when breadth, comprehensiveness, or generosity are stressed: tried to respond to some ~ issues. big emphasizes bulk or mass or weight or volume: a ~ book; or impressiveness or importance: yearned mainly to be a ~ man on campus. great may sometimes imply physical magnitude, usually with connotations of wonder, surprise, or awe: the ~ canyon cut by the Colorado River; but it more often implies eminence, distinction, or supremacy: possessed a very ~ talent. high implies marked extension upward and is applied chiefly to things which rise from a base or foundation: a ~ hill; or are placed at a conspicuous height above a lower level: a ~ ceiling. tall applies to what grows or rises high by comparison with others of its kind and usually implies relative narrowness: a ~ thin man. lofty suggests great or imposing altitude: ~ mountain peaks. deep is the more general term, stressing the fact rather than the degree of extension downward from a surface or sometimes backward or inward from a front or outer part: a ~ river; when applied to persons or mental processes, it implies the presence of or need for great intellectual activity or emotional conviction: felt ~ concern for his brother's safety. profound connotes exceedingly great depth: the ~ depths of the sea; and may imply the need or presence of thoroughness: a ~ thinker. abysmal carries the idea of abyss and implies fathomless distance downward, backward, or inward: on the brink of the ~ precipice; or often of measureless degree, especially with words denoting a lack of something: ~ ignorance. broad is preferred when full horizontal extent is considered: ~ shoulders. wide is more common when units of measurement are mentioned: rugs eight feet ~; or applied to unfilled space between limits: a ~ doorway. deep may indicate horizontal extent away from the observer or from a front or peripheral point: a ~ cupboard; ~ woods.