Definition for Profound:

• of the greatest intensity; complete; " a profound silence"; " a state of profound shock"

Synonyms for Profound:

• adj.

  •all-encompassing (adjective)
  • thorough.
  •bottomless (adjective)
  • cavernous,
  • fathomless,
  • buried,
  • yawning.
  •deep (adjective)
  • sunken,
  • bottomless,
  • orphic,
  • hermetic,
  • subaqueous.
  •different (adjective)
  • unusual.
  •difficult (adjective)
  • mystifying.
  •intellectual, thoughtful (adjective)
  • mysterious,
  • sage,
  • learned,
  • serious,
  • intellectual,
  • penetrating,
  • discerning,
  • wise,
  • informed,
  • knowledgeable,
  • weighty,
  • sagacious,
  • knowing,
  • skilled,
  • philosophical,
  • erudite,
  • enlightened,
  • reflective,
  • scholarly,
  • secret.
  •intelligent (adjective)
  • bright,
  • capable,
  • worldly,
  • sophisticated,
  • Comprehending,
  • genius,
  • astute,
  • clever,
  • incisive,
  • well-informed,
  • cogent,
  • sharp,
  • perspicacious,
  • encyclopedic,
  • gifted,
  • brainy,
  • canny,
  • smart.
  •intense; emotional (adjective)
  • hard,
  • absolute,
  • abject,
  • out-and-out,
  • great,
  • consummate,
  • hearty,
  • heartrending,
  • acute,
  • pronounced,
  • far-reaching,
  • extensive,
  • deeply felt,
  • total,
  • sincere,
  • keen,
  • utter.
  •low (adjective)
  • lower.
  •resonant (adjective)
  • plangent.
  •sensitive (adjective)
  • soulful.

• n.

  •
  • subterranean,
  • abstract.
  •
  • burning,
  • basic,
  • deep-seated,
  • bitter,
  • depth.
  •
  • knee-deep,
  • deeply.
  •profound (noun)
  • thoughtful,
  • unsounded,
  • unplumbed,
  • unfathomed,
  • significant,
  • fundamental,
  • wakeless,
  • important.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • dearly,
  • towering,
  • ultimate,
  • sublime,
  • fatally,
  • desperate,
  • severely,
  • scalding,
  • severe,
  • gross,
  • keenly,
  • fervid,
  • dreadfully,
  • pedagogic.
  •
  • proper,
  • savage,
  • extreme.
  •
  • awful.
  •
  • strong.
  •striking
  • impressive.

Paraphrases for Profound:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    deep-seated, root-and-branch, deep-going.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    far-reaching, deep-rooted, serious, fundamental, thorough, considerable, significant, severe, great, tremendous, grave, heartfelt, substantial, strong, enormous, underlying, sincere, radical, major, extensive, huge, pronounced, drastic, dramatic, intense, wide-ranging, thoughtful, important, immense, sweeping, insightful, pervasive, detailed, large, incisive, powerful, deeply-held, sharp, massive, meaningful, intimate, intensive, deep-vein, momentous, vast, crucial, acute, INDEPTH, poignant, depth, big, loud, deep-level, remarkable, overwhelming, wide, farreaching, formidable, devastating, extreme, fervent, marked, substantive, keen, broad, heavy, entrenched, utmost, solid.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    underlying.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    deepest.

Antonyms for Profound:

• adj.

  • all
    superficial.
  • intellectual, thoughtful
    mild, ignorant, shallow, moderate, slight, light, unemotional, open, stupid, unimportant, unintelligent, trivial.
  • intense; emotional
    narrow, limited, insincere, restricted, short, partial, insignificant.
  • Other antonyms:
    glib, soft, feeble, lessened, weak, smooth, evident, transparent, plane, flat, fathomable, decreased, surface, straightforward, doubtful, two-dimensional, intelligible, lucid, clear, plain, measured, equivocal, horizontal, confined, perspicuous, questionable, even, uncertain, level, dubious, reduced, comprehensible, easy, simple, manifest, understandable, distinct, eased, toned, moderated, clear-cut, flush, diminished, qualified, finite, alleviated, subdued, obvious.