as in depth
the quality of being great in extent (as of insight)
a philosopher who is widely respected for the profundity of her thinking
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Recent Examples of profundity
Much of Gilbert’s early work displays an awareness of both the profundity and the transience of romance, and of the many different universes that one life can open into or contain.
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Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Maybe the striking profundity these new interpretations have uncovered has been there all along, suggested John Snelson, an associate lecturer in musical theater at Goldsmiths, University of London, who wrote a book on Lloyd Webber.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2025
Even with its profundity curbed, this was a fine, stirring performance.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2025
What looks like profundity might be vacancy, dressed in good tailoring and received in silence.
—arkansasonline.com, 10 July 2025
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Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Maybe the striking profundity these new interpretations have uncovered has been there all along, suggested John Snelson, an associate lecturer in musical theater at Goldsmiths, University of London, who wrote a book on Lloyd Webber.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2025
Even with its profundity curbed, this was a fine, stirring performance.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2025
What looks like profundity might be vacancy, dressed in good tailoring and received in silence.
—arkansasonline.com, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for profundity
Noun
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In all, more than 50 questions were posed by The Athletic subscribers, which might have taken me until retirement to answer with the deserved depth.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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According to the team depth chart, the starting outside linebackers in Week 4 will be Kiko Mauigoa and Mark Robinson.—
Andrew Wright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Her finely wrought Neoclassical sculptures stand as evidence of both her artistic brilliance and her refusal to be defined by the limits of her era.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
24 Sep. 2025
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In the Black Fantastic celebrates the brilliance, imagination, and world-building of Black creators.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Profundity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profundity. Accessed 27 Sep. 2025.
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