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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"
Synonyms:
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?
It really is a tale of two cities, the economic disparities are profound.
It is amazing how little attention over the past few months has been given to these potentially really transformative pieces of legislation, this could be transformative to hundreds of thousands and millions of people who are elderly or disabled and they can't get home care and end up in nursing homes. And that's not even to mention the profound change in policy of climate change, which is really, you know, an existential crisis for the planet!
On day one, it appeared that you really effectively destroyed any possible credibility of this witness, by day three, I think you had very, very serious — I would even say profound — admissions.
The loss of a provincial capital would have profound effects, even if the city was overrun only for a matter of hours.
Many of our federal, state and local partners also have initiatives underway that support sodium reduction and help people achieve healthier eating patterns overall. If we act together, we can have a profound impact on the health of millions of people.
Translations for profound
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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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