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Synonyms for profound
prəˈfaʊndpro·found
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
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 Antonyms
profound
Synonyms:
deep, fathomless, abysmal, penetrating, intimate, solemn, abstruse, recondite, philosophical, strong, vivid, intense, deepseatedAntonyms:
shallow, superficial, commonplace
Princeton's WordNet
profoundadjective
showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth
"the differences are profound"; "a profound insight"; "a profound book"; "a profound mind"; "profound contempt"; "profound regret"
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unsounded, unfathomed, unplumbed, fundamental, sound, heavy, wakelessAntonyms:
facile, shallow, ostensible, superficial, dilettantish, glib, skin-deep, dilettanteish, looking, sciolistic, mild, apparent(a), insignificant, seeming(a), sounding, dilettante, unimportantprofoundadjective
of the greatest intensity; complete
"a profound silence"; "a state of profound shock"
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unsounded, unfathomed, unplumbed, fundamental, sound, heavy, wakelessAntonyms:
shallow, seeming(a), facile, looking, sciolistic, insignificant, unimportant, dilettante, mild, skin-deep, dilettantish, apparent(a), superficial, glib, dilettanteish, ostensible, soundingfundamental, 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"
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fundamental, heavy, unfathomed, key, wakeless, cardinal, unplumbed, underlying, central, rudimentary, sound, unsounded, primalAntonyms:
dilettanteish, glib, sciolistic, ostensible, shallow, insignificant, mild, superficial, dilettante, looking, sounding, unimportant, seeming(a), dilettantish, skin-deep, apparent(a), facileprofoundadjective
coming from deep within one
"a profound sigh"
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unsounded, unfathomed, unplumbed, fundamental, sound, heavy, wakelessAntonyms:
superficial, looking, sciolistic, insignificant, dilettantish, ostensible, seeming(a), shallow, mild, dilettanteish, skin-deep, facile, glib, unimportant, sounding, apparent(a), dilettanteheavy, profound, sound, wakelessadjective
(of sleep) deep and complete
"a heavy sleep"; "fell into a profound sleep"; "a sound sleeper"; "deep wakeless sleep"
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, leadenAntonyms:
looking, dilettanteish, dilettantish, apparent(a), sciolistic, facile, shallow, skin-deep, insignificant, sounding, mild, ostensible, seeming(a), glib, unimportant, superficial, dilettanteprofound, 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"
Synonyms:
sound, heavy, unfathomed, wakeless, silent, fundamental, unplumbed, unsoundedAntonyms:
mild, seeming(a), skin-deep, glib, insignificant, facile, shallow, sounding, looking, superficial, sciolistic, unimportant, dilettanteish, dilettante, apparent(a), ostensible, dilettantish
Dictionary of English Synonymes
profoundadjective
Synonyms:
deepprofoundadjective
Synonyms:
penetrating, sagacious, skilled, not superficialprofoundadjective
profoundadjective
Synonyms:
lowly, humble, submissive
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List of paraphrases for "profound":
deep, far-reaching, in-depth, profoundly, root, deep-seated, deep-rooted, thorough, grave, serious, deepest, sincere, underlying, deeply, heartfelt, radical, penetratingly, deep-going, great, incisively
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How to use profound in a sentence?
We know what to do and we know how to do it, these investments save lives, empower women and girls, strengthen health systems and have a profound and lasting impact on development.
And the President, himself, acknowledged The White House's why he did The White House, there was no cause for taking away John Brennan's security clearance other than the fact that John is a critic, and the President associates him, wrongly, with the effort to find out if Russia was involved with meddling in the election and the President was involved, the campaign was involved. So this is a matter of profound principle.
If you passed the strongest gun control legislation tomorrow, I don't think it will have a profound effect on the tragedies we have seen.
The things we’ve been taught to think about giving and about charity and the nonprofit sector are actually undermining the causes we love and our profound yearning to change the world.
The Yale president must be a Yale man. Not too far to the right, too far to the left or a middle-of-the-roader. Ready to give the ultimate word on every subject under the sun from how to handle the Russians to why undergraduates riot in the spring. Profound with a wit that bubbles up and brims over in a cascade of brilliance. You may have guessed who the leading candidate is, but there is a question about him Is God a Yale man
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- عميقArabic
- hluboký, oduševnělýCzech
- tief, profundGerman
- βαθύς, περισπούδαστος, εμβριθής, έντονος, βαθυστόχαστοςGreek
- profundoSpanish
- عمیقPersian
- perusteellinen, syvällinen, syväFinnish
- profondFrench
- mendalamIndonesian
- profondoItalian
- 深遠なJapanese
- wijs, diep, diepgaandDutch
- dypNorwegian
- głębokiPolish
- profundoPortuguese
- care e în adânc, adânc, profundRomanian
- низкий, основательный, мудрый, глубокийRussian
- skarpsinnig, klartänkt, djupsinnigSwedish
- derinTurkish
- thâm thúyVietnamese
- 深刻Chinese
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