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Detailed Synonyms for profound in English

profound:

profound adj

  1. profound
  2. profound
  3. profound
    – situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed 1
    profound; unplumbed; unsounded; unfathomed
    – situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed 1
    • profound adj
      • the profound depths of the sea1
    • unplumbed adj
      • unplumbed depths of the sea1
    • unsounded adj
      • remote and unsounded caverns1
    • unfathomed adj
      • the dark unfathomed caves of ocean1
  4. profound
    – (of sleep) deep and complete 1
    profound; sound; heavy; wakeless
    – (of sleep) deep and complete 1
  5. profound
    – coming from deep within one 1
    profound
    – coming from deep within one 1
  6. profound
    – of the greatest intensity; complete 1
    profound
    – of the greatest intensity; complete 1
    • profound adj
      • a profound silence1
      • a state of profound shock1
  7. profound
    – showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth 1
    profound
    – showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth 1
    • profound adj
      • the differences are profound1
      • a profound insight1
      • a profound book1
      • a profound mind1
      • profound contempt1
      • profound regret1
  8. profound
    – far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something 1
    profound; fundamental
    – far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something 1
    • profound adj
      • profound social changes1
    • fundamental adj
      • the fundamental revolution in human values that has occurred1
      • the book underwent fundamental changes1
      • committed the fundamental error of confusing spending with extravagance1

Related Words for "profound":

  • profoundness, profounder, profoundest, profoundly

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Related Definitions for "profound":

  1. situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed1
    • the profound depths of the sea1
  2. (of sleep) deep and complete1
    • fell into a profound sleep1
  3. coming from deep within one1
    • a profound sigh1
  4. of the greatest intensity; complete1
    • a profound silence1
    • a state of profound shock1
  5. showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth1
    • the differences are profound1
    • a profound insight1
    • a profound book1
    • a profound mind1
    • profound contempt1
    • profound regret1
  6. far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something1
    • profound social changes1

Related Synonyms for profound