Thesaurus: profound

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1. a. Descending far below the surface; opening or reaching to a great depth; deep.
2. a. Intellectually deep; entering far into subjects; reaching to the bottom of a matter, or of a branch of learning; thorough; as, a profound investigation or treatise; a profound scholar; profound wisdom.
3. a. Characterized by intensity; deeply felt; pervading; overmastering; far-reaching; strongly impressed; as, a profound sleep.
4. a. Bending low, exhibiting or expressing deep humility; lowly; submissive; as, a profound bow.
5. n. The deep; the sea; the ocean.
6. n. An abyss.
7. v. t. To cause to sink deeply; to cause to dive or penetrate far down.
8. v. i. To dive deeply; to penetrate.
9. adj. showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth
10. adj. of the greatest intensity; complete
11. adj. far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something
12. adj. coming from deep within one