Synonyms of profundity

profundity

noun

prə-ˈfən-də-tē 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• depth
• brilliance
• profoundness
• sensitivity
• wisdom
• deepness
• perception
• perceptiveness
• sense
• brightness
• sagacity
• perceptivity
• sensibility
• discernment
• intellect
• intelligence
• wit
• penetration
• acuity
• percipience
• smartness
• perspicacity
• judgment
• sapience
• acuteness
• braininess
• reason
• sharpness
• keenness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• superficiality
• shallowness
• stupidity
• idiocy
• imbecility
• mindlessness
• irrationality
• unreasonableness
• unsoundness
• illogic
• witlessness
• simpleness
• brainlessness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of profundity

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

Virginie Efira and Tao Okamoto let a day’s stroll linger into profundity, the twilight dimming and human connection brewing in all its possibilities. — Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026

Love Island had shifted what had previously been an unshakable self-identification and stumbled into comic profundity. — Anna Peele, Vulture, 20 May 2026