When you need a word that's deeper than "deep," consider profound.
Descending far below the surface; opening or reaching to a great depth; deep.
Adjective S.
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"-Thomas Gray; "unplumbed depths of the sea"; "remote and unsounded caverns"
Adjective S.
(of sleep) deep and complete; "a heavy sleep"; "fell into a profound sleep"; "a sound sleeper"; "deep wakeless sleep"
Adjective S.
coming from deep within one; "a profound sigh"
Adjective S.
of the greatest intensity; complete; "a profound silence"; "a state of profound shock"
Adjective
showing intellectual penetration or emotional depths; from the depths of your being; "the differences are profound"; "a profound insight"; "a profound book"; "a profound mind"; "profound contempt"; "profound regret"
Adjective S.
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"; "committed the fundamental error of confusing spending with extravaga
a.
Descending far below the surface; opening or reaching to
a great depth; deep.
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.
a.
Characterized by intensity; deeply felt; pervading;
overmastering; far-reaching; strongly impressed; as, a profound sleep.
a.
Bending low, exhibiting or expressing deep humility;
lowly; submissive; as, a profound bow.
n.
The deep; the sea; the ocean.
n.
An abyss.
v. t.
To cause to sink deeply; to cause to dive or penetrate
far down.
v. i.
To dive deeply; to penetrate.
Profound
Of the profound corruption of this class there can be no doubt.4.
What humble gestures! What profound reverence!
Profound
God in the fathomless profound Hath all this choice commanders drowned.2.
Profound
Profound
Descending far below the surface; opening or reaching to a great depth; deep.
The deep; the sea; the ocean.
To cause to sink deeply; to cause to dive or penetrate far down.
To dive deeply; to penetrate.
Usage Examples
He has a profound respect for old age. Especially when it's bottled.
About the time I turned 50, I experienced the profound biological change that often accompanies women at that age. Also, I put two kids in college and lost both of my parents, so I'm no longer somebody's daughter.
Does art have a future? Performance genres like opera, theater, music and dance are thriving all over the world, but the visual arts have been in slow decline for nearly 40 years. No major figure of profound influence has emerged in painting or sculpture since the waning of Pop Art and the birth of Minimalism in the early 1970s.
A transfer of money should never be involved in this profound situation. Although illness is profound, too, but medicine's a business today. It's a business.
But communication is two-sided - vital and profound communication makes demands also on those who are to receive it... demands in the sense of concentration, of genuine effort to receive what is being communicated.
Growing up, I saw my dad do charity work for children with health issues. That had a profound effect on me.
Dreams are often most profound when they seem the most crazy.
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Other Usage ExamplesCatcher in the Rye had a profound impact on me-the idea that we all have lots of dreams that are slowly being chipped away as we grow up.
Good is somebody who delivered and allowed the company to overcome obstacles, without leaving a profound impact on its culture. Great is somebody who leads his company to achievements and performance and value that nobody was expecting it had.
As a former career intelligence professional, I have a profound appreciation for the value of intelligence. Intelligence disrupts terrorist plots and thwarts attacks. Intelligence saves lives.
Aside from what it teaches you, there is simply the indescribable degree of peace that can be achieved on a sailing vessel at sea. I guess a combination of hard work and the seemingly infinite expanse of the sea - the profound solitude - that does it for me.
By the general process of epic poetry, I mean the way this form of art has constantly responded to the profound needs of the society in which it was made.
By respect for life we become religious in a way that is elementary, profound and alive.
Clinton's hands remain incredibly clean, don't they, and Tony Blair's smile remains as wide as ever. I view these guises with profound contempt.
Excellence is a better teacher than mediocrity. The lessons of the ordinary are everywhere. Truly profound and original insights are to be found only in studying the exemplary.
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