Profound

Quick meaning: Profound is an adjective meaning Descending far below the surface; opening or reaching to great depth; deep.

Meaning

Descending far below the surface; opening or reaching to great depth; deep.

More Meanings

1. Very deep; very serious.
2. Intellectually deep; entering far into subjects; reaching to the bottom of a matter, or of a branch of learning; thorough.
3. Characterized by intensity; deeply felt; pervading.
4. Bending low, exhibiting or expressing deep humility; lowly; submissive.
5. (obsolete) The deep; the sea; the ocean.
6. (obsolete) An abyss.
7. (obsolete) To cause to sink deeply; to cause to dive or penetrate far down.

Example Sentences

profound wisdom

a profound scholar

a profound investigation

A gulf profound as that Serbonian bog

Word Forms

• profounds
• profounding
• profounded

Synonyms for profound

Depending on context, synonyms include deep-grounded, significant, intense, fundamental, intimate, important.

Antonyms for profound

Common opposites include superficial.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include deep, heavy, intense, important, significant, fundamental.

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