neck-deep

1. 1.

   deeply involved

   “neck-deep in work”

   “up to their necks in debt”

   Synonymsup to my neckup to your neckup to her neckup to his neckup to our necksup to their necks

   Similarinvolved

Questions about neck-deep

What does neck-deep mean?

neck-deep means "deeply involved".

How many syllables are in neck-deep?

neck-deep has 2 syllables: neck--deep. The stress falls on "neck-".

What is another word for neck-deep?

Close synonyms include up to my neck, up to your neck, up to her neck, up to his neck, up to our necks. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is neck-deep a common word?

neck-deep is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.