deep down

1. At bottom, basically. For example, Deep down she was a rebel, or Although he would never admit it, deep down he was very fond of her. [c. 1900]

Example Sentences

The first things you’re taught will always stick with you, no matter how deep down they are in there.

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Thursday's attack was "the day we hoped we would never see, but which deep down, we knew would come", the UK's Chief Rabbi, Sir Ephraim Mirvis said.

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“Maybe deep down, I knew that once I know something, I can’t turn away.”

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"But I know deep down that this is what I want to do."

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"I do feel deep down that something has been stolen from me," he says.

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Related Words

• built-in 
• chronic 
• deep-rooted 
• inbred 
• inherent 
• longstanding