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definition 1: |
located at, reaching to, or coming from a great depth; deep.
He felt profound grief after the death of his wife.- synonyms:
- deep
- similar words:
- abysmal, bottomless, cavernous, fathomless, soundless, subterranean, unfathomable, yawning
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definition 2: |
having intellectual insight and depth.
Her essays contained profound thoughts that her professor felt worthy of publication.When I try to impress people by saying something profound, I usually say something stupid.- synonyms:
- deep, penetrating, sagacious, wise
- antonyms:
- inane, shallow, superficial
- similar words:
- erudite, gnostic, heavy, intellectual, learned, luminous, recondite, sage, scholarly, serious, sober, thoughtful
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definition 3: |
going to, or as though to, a great depth; penetrating; intense.
He experienced profound anxiety for years after the war.- synonyms:
- acute, intense, penetrating
- antonyms:
- superficial
- similar words:
- deep, exquisite, extreme, heavy, keen, moving, poignant, severe
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definition 4: |
extending throughout; complete or pervasive.
This discovery had profound implications for the field of medicine.- synonyms:
- complete, pervasive
- similar words:
- arrant, extensive, far-reaching, intimate, out-and-out, radical, thoroughgoing
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related words: |
abstruse, great, intelligent, material, mystic, solemn, wise |
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derivations: |
profoundly (adv.), profoundness (n.) |
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