profound

profound
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. erudite, learned, abstruse; heavy, weighty, deep; heartfelt, intense; complete, thorough. See feeling, greatness, knowledge, depth. Ant., shallow.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
1. [Physically deep]
Syn. fathomless, bottomless, subterranean; see deep 1 .
2. [Intellectually deep]
Syn. learned, recondite, heavy, erudite, scholarly, abstruse, mysterious, sage, serious, sagacious, penetrating, discerning, knowing, wise, reflective, knowledgeable, intellectual, enlightened, thorough, informed, of Great learning, immensely learned; see also intelligent 1 , learned 2 , solemn 1 .
Ant. superficial*, shallow, flighty.
3. [Emotionally deep]
Syn. heartfelt, deep-felt, great; see intense .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a.
[pro FOUND]
deep or intense, either physically, intellectually or emotionally.
Her theory of galactic formation was quite profound. She remembered the profound sadness of the day.
SYN.:
1. intellectual deep, intelligent, thoughtful, wise, insightful, abstruse, heavy, penetrating, esoteric, enlightened, scholarly, difficult, complex.
2. emotional heartfelt, deep, intense, acute, sincere, keen, heartrending, soul-stirring, moving.
3. thorough comprehensive, complete, utter, far-reaching, total, absolute.
4. bottomless sunken, fathomless, abysmal.
ANT.: 1. superficial, shallow, mindless. 2. insincere, unfeeling. 3. partial, slight. 4. shallow
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Extending far downward or inward from a surface: abysmal, deep. See SURFACE. 2. Resulting from or affecting one's innermost feelings: deep, intense, strong. See STRONG, SURFACE. 3. Beyond the understanding of an average mind: abstruse, deep, esoteric, recondite. Slang: heavy. See EASY, SURFACE.

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