Freud's insights into human behavior led to him being honored as a profound thinker.
Source: tatoeba (1961)
Profound
/pɹəˈfaʊnd/
Synonyms for "profound" (261 found)
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Closest matches (53)
absoluteabsorbingabstractabstruseabysmalacuteanalyticanalyticalankle deepankle-deeparcanearrantastronomicastronomicalastuteatlanteanawfulbroad mindedbroad-mindedbrobdingnagian
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Adjective(13 words)
Noun(4 words)
cosmic significancedeafening silencedeep cutdeep ocean
Strong matches (78)
deep seateddeep-cutdeep-downdeep-engravendeep-feltdeep-fixeddeep-laiddeep-lyingdeep-reachingdeep-rooteddeep-seateddeep-setdeep-settleddeep-sinkingdeep-sunkdeep-sunkendeepgoingdeepishdeepsomedefinitive
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difficultdiscerningdownrighteducatedegregiouselephantineencyclopedicenigmaticenormousepiceruditeesotericextremeflagrantgargantuangiantgiantlikegiganticglaringgreatgrosshardheartfeltheartyheavyherculeanhermeticheroichiddenhomefelthomerichugeimmenseimpassionedincomprehensibleindecipherableindelibleinfiniteinformedinscrutableinsightfulintellectualintense
Noun(3 words)
deep seed burialgreat surpriseintense disgust
Adjective(1 words)
Adjective(11 words)
deeperdepthdepthsearthshakingfundamentalgreat impactgreat impactsheavyhistoric political changeinsightinsightful
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Adjective(26 words)
intense feelingintense heatintimate friendmajormajor turning pointmassive amountmassive buildingmassive impactmassive impactspenetratingprofundityrevolutionary bannersseismicsheer massivenesssignificantsincere sympathysocial transformationsoundsubstantialthoughtful
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intensiveintimateintolerableintricateinvolvedjumbokeenknee deepknee-deepknottyknowingknowledgeablelearnedletteredliteratemammothmightymonstermonstrousmonumental
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mountainousmysteriousmysticalmystifyingobscureoccultout-and-outoutrightoverpoweringoverwhelmingpansophicpenetratingperfectpervadingpiercingpoignantpolyhistoricpolymathpolymathicpositivepreciouspressingprodigiouspronouncedproperpuzzlingradicalrankreconditeregularresonantsagacioussagesapientscholarlyscholasticsecretsharpshatteringshockingsinceresoulfulstarkstark-staringstrongstudiousstupendoussubtlesuperlativesurpassingterriblethe veriestthoroughthoroughgoingtitanictotaltoweringtranscendentaltremendoustrickyunbearableunconscionableundeniableunequivocalunfathomableunmitigatedunqualifiedunrelievedunspoileduttervastwell-informedwell-readwisewise as solomon
Noun(8 words)
more intensemost intensemost massivemost radical shiftrevolutionary changethe deepthe powerfulthwacking
Determiner(1 words)
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13 entriesabyssinsightlake depthocean depthsprofound changeprofound ideaprofound impactprofound influenceprofound insightprofound realizationprofound thoughtunderstandingwisdom
Collocations
9 entriesprofound depthprofound ideaprofound impactprofound insightprofound knowledgeprofound respectprofound statementprofound truthprofound understanding
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
5 entriesAntonyms
1 entriessimilar
6 entriesSample sentences
24 total sentences available.
I feel profound sympathy for the victims.
Source: tatoeba (20047)
That made a profound impression on me.
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I felt profound reverence for the courageous mother.
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