PROFOUNDNESS Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

profoundness

noun

Definition of profoundness

as in depth

the quality of being great in extent (as of insight) we were struck by the profoundness of his observations on the ultimate meaning of life

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Recent Examples of profoundness For Twitty, the book’s profoundness resides between the lines. — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2026 None of us can know the profoundness of their loss. — Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2026

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Noun

The three friends who traveled with Wells on the boat to Horn Island have been interviewed in depth, the sheriff told the Sun Herald.

— Holly Yan, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
The earthquake's epicenter was about 9 miles east of Willows and occurred at a depth of 19 miles.

— CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 19 July 2026

Definition of depth

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And yet for God’s sake, just look at the man—at his dispiriting attempts at humor, his weirdly off-putting outfits, his incessant posting of banalities and faux profundities and extreme-right disinformation on social media.

— Mark O’Connell, The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026
The second half, which dips into profundity and sentimentality while not always hitting the mark per Ryan, will be a harder sell for the audience that the film‘s opening sequences (and its marketing) attracts.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 19 June 2026

Definition of profundity

Noun

Lamine Yamal has struggled since his return from injury, with just a few sparks of brilliance here and there.

— Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 14 July 2026
Highbrow reviewers didn't always appreciate their brilliance back then, but looking back all these decades later, many of the best examples still stand up now.

— Richard Edwards, Space.com, 11 July 2026

Definition of brilliance

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