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Antonyms for profound
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English Synonyms and Antonyms2.3 / 4 votes

  1. profound

    That is obscure which the eye or the mind can not clearly discern or see through, whether because of its own want of transparency, its depth or intricacy, or because of mere defect of light. That which is complicated is likely to be obscure, but that may be obscure which is not at all complicated and scarcely complex, as a muddy pool. In that which is abstruse (Latin abs, from, and trudo, push) as if removed from the usual course of thought or out of the way of apprehension or discovery, the thought is remote, hidden; in that which is obscure there may be nothing to hide; it is hard to see to the bottom of the profound, because of its depth, but the most shallow turbidness is obscure. Compare COMPLEX; DARK; DIFFICULT; MYSTERIOUS.

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    Synonyms:
    abstruse, ambiguous, cloudy, complex, complicated, dark, darksome, deep, dense, difficult, dim, doubtful, dusky, enigmatical, hidden, incomprehensible, indistinct, intricate, involved, muddy, mysterious, obscure, turbid, unintelligible

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. profound

    Antonyms:
    shallow, superficial, commonplace

    Synonyms:
    deep, fathomless, abysmal, penetrating, intimate, solemn, abstruse, recondite, philosophical, strong, vivid, intense, deepseated

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. profoundadjective

    showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth

    "the differences are profound"; "a profound insight"; "a profound book"; "a profound mind"; "profound contempt"; "profound regret"

    Antonyms:
    facile, shallow, ostensible, superficial, dilettantish, glib, skin-deep, dilettanteish, looking, sciolistic, mild, apparent(a), insignificant, seeming(a), sounding, dilettante, unimportant

    Synonyms:
    unsounded, unfathomed, unplumbed, fundamental, sound, heavy, wakeless

  2. profoundadjective

    of the greatest intensity; complete

    "a profound silence"; "a state of profound shock"

    Antonyms:
    shallow, seeming(a), facile, looking, sciolistic, insignificant, unimportant, dilettante, mild, skin-deep, dilettantish, apparent(a), superficial, glib, dilettanteish, ostensible, sounding

    Synonyms:
    unsounded, unfathomed, unplumbed, fundamental, sound, heavy, wakeless

  3. fundamental, profoundadjective

    far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something

    "the fundamental revolution in human values that has occurred"; "the book underwent fundamental changes"; "committed the fundamental error of confusing spending with extravagance"; "profound social changes"

    Antonyms:
    dilettanteish, glib, sciolistic, ostensible, shallow, insignificant, mild, superficial, dilettante, looking, sounding, unimportant, seeming(a), dilettantish, skin-deep, apparent(a), facile

    Synonyms:
    fundamental, heavy, unfathomed, key, wakeless, cardinal, unplumbed, underlying, central, rudimentary, sound, unsounded, primal

  4. profoundadjective

    coming from deep within one

    "a profound sigh"

    Antonyms:
    superficial, looking, sciolistic, insignificant, dilettantish, ostensible, seeming(a), shallow, mild, dilettanteish, skin-deep, facile, glib, unimportant, sounding, apparent(a), dilettante

    Synonyms:
    unsounded, unfathomed, unplumbed, fundamental, sound, heavy, wakeless

  5. heavy, profound, sound, wakelessadjective

    (of sleep) deep and complete

    "a heavy sleep"; "fell into a profound sleep"; "a sound sleeper"; "deep wakeless sleep"

    Antonyms:
    looking, dilettanteish, dilettantish, apparent(a), sciolistic, facile, shallow, skin-deep, insignificant, sounding, mild, ostensible, seeming(a), glib, unimportant, superficial, dilettante

    Synonyms:
    laboured, sullen, laborious, reasoned, overweight, toilsome, effectual, intemperate, with child(p), sound, wakeless, good, dense, grueling, unsounded, heavy(p), threatening, grave, legal, cloggy, heavy(a), large(p), clayey, enceinte, intelligent, grievous, fleshy, levelheaded, weighed down, hard, weighty, impenetrable, level-headed, gruelling, well-grounded, expectant, lumbering, ponderous, backbreaking, unfathomed, sonorous, great(p), operose, fundamental, heavy, arduous, big(a), labored, unplumbed, punishing, gravid, big(p), healthy, lowering, leaden

  6. profound, unfathomed, unplumbed, unsoundedadjective

    situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed

    "the profound depths of the sea"; "the dark unfathomed caves of ocean"-Thomas Gray; "unplumbed depths of the sea"; "remote and unsounded caverns"

    Antonyms:
    mild, seeming(a), skin-deep, glib, insignificant, facile, shallow, sounding, looking, superficial, sciolistic, unimportant, dilettanteish, dilettante, apparent(a), ostensible, dilettantish

    Synonyms:
    sound, heavy, unfathomed, wakeless, silent, fundamental, unplumbed, unsounded

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. profoundadjective

    Antonyms:
    shallow

    Synonyms:
    abysmal, deep, abstruse, recondite

How to use profound in a sentence?

  1. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani:

    We owe a profound debt to the soldiers who have lost limbs to buried bombs, to the brave veterans, and to the families who tragically lost their loved ones to the enemy's cowardly acts of terror, we owe a profound debt to the many Americans who have come to build schools, repair wells, and cure the sick. And we must acknowledge with appreciation that at the end of the day it is the ordinary Americans whose hard-earned taxes have over the years built the partnership that has led to our conversation today.

  2. Jeremy Konyndyk:

    I think this surge in India really underscores that, it really underscores what happens in India has profound implications for Jeremy Konyndyk. The back offices on IT, on administration, on call centers, on a lot of things for many, many Jeremy Konyndyk companies are in India.

  3. Kurt Campbell:

    There is a broad group of people across the political aisle that understand the profound strategic significance and our strategic interests in maintaining a strong relationship with Taiwan.

  4. Kenneth McKenzie:

    As the combatant commander, I am fully responsible for this strike and its tragic outcome, i offer my profound condolences to the family and friends of those who were killed.

  5. Aloo Denish Obiero:

    Ears attuned, hearts engaged—listening unlocks the doors to empathy, compassion, and profound connections.

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#517looking
#8164mild
#10283shallow
#11321profound
#13153sounding
#19703superficial
#20267insignificant
#27214glib
#27935commonplace
#32026unimportant
#47735facile
#70668dilettante
#87373ostensible

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