Profound meaning

What does “profound” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“profound” is an adjective with 6 meanings. Its most common meaning is: showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth.

profound

showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth
“the differences are profound”
“a profound insight”
Oppositessuperficial
of the greatest intensity; complete
“a profound silence”
“a state of profound shock”
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”
Synonymsfundamental
coming from deep within one
“a profound sigh”
(of sleep) deep and complete
“a heavy sleep”
“fell into a profound sleep”
Synonymsheavy sound wakeless
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”
Synonymsunfathomed unplumbed unsounded

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University