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Profound

Descending far below the surface; opening or reaching to a great depth; deep.

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Similar meaning 10

Deep 84% connected

Extending far below the surface; of great perpendicular dimension (measured from the surface downward, and distinguished from high, which is measured…

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Deep 84% connected

Extending far below the surface; of great perpendicular dimension (measured from the surface downward, and distinguished from high, which is measured…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Important 84% connected

Full of, or burdened by, import; charged with great interests; restless; anxious.

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Important 84% connected

Full of, or burdened by, import; charged with great interests; restless; anxious.

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Intense 84% connected

Strained; tightly drawn; kept on the stretch; strict; very close or earnest; as, intense study or application; intense thought.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Intense 84% connected

Strained; tightly drawn; kept on the stretch; strict; very close or earnest; as, intense study or application; intense thought.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Significant 84% connected

Fitted or designed to signify or make known somethingl having a meaning; standing as a sign or token; expressive or suggestive; as, a significant wor…

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Significant 84% connected

Fitted or designed to signify or make known somethingl having a meaning; standing as a sign or token; expressive or suggestive; as, a significant wor…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Thoughtful 84% connected

Full of thought; employed in meditation; contemplative; as, a man of thoughtful mind.

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Thoughtful 84% connected

Full of thought; employed in meditation; contemplative; as, a man of thoughtful mind.

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Abstrusity 74% connected

Abstruseness; that which is abstruse.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Abstrusity 74% connected

Abstruseness; that which is abstruse.

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Deepness 74% connected

The state or quality of being deep, profound, mysterious, secretive, etc.; depth; profundity; -- opposed to shallowness.

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Deepness 74% connected

The state or quality of being deep, profound, mysterious, secretive, etc.; depth; profundity; -- opposed to shallowness.

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Depth 74% connected

The quality of being deep; deepness; perpendicular measurement downward from the surface, or horizontal measurement backward from the front; as, the…

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Depth 74% connected

The quality of being deep; deepness; perpendicular measurement downward from the surface, or horizontal measurement backward from the front; as, the…

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Profoundness 74% connected

The quality or state of being profound; profundity; depth.

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Profoundness 74% connected

The quality or state of being profound; profundity; depth.

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Profundity 74% connected

The quality or state of being profound; depth of place, knowledge, feeling, etc.

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Profundity 74% connected

The quality or state of being profound; depth of place, knowledge, feeling, etc.

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Intense 66% connected

Strained; tightly drawn; kept on the stretch; strict; very close or earnest; as, intense study or application; intense thought.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Intense 66% connected

Strained; tightly drawn; kept on the stretch; strict; very close or earnest; as, intense study or application; intense thought.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Scholarly 66% connected

Like a scholar, or learned person; showing the qualities of a scholar; as, a scholarly essay or critique.

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Scholarly 66% connected

Like a scholar, or learned person; showing the qualities of a scholar; as, a scholarly essay or critique.

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Synonym 3

Fundamental 92% connected

Pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation. Hence: Essential, as an element, principle, or law; important; original; elementar…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Heavy 92% connected

Having the heaves.

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Sound 92% connected

The air bladder of a fish; as, cod sounds are an esteemed article of food.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Antonym 2

Superficial 94% connected

Of or pertaining to the superficies, or surface; lying on the surface; shallow; not deep; as, a superficial color; a superficial covering; superficia…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Superficial 94% connected

Of or pertaining to the superficies, or surface; lying on the surface; shallow; not deep; as, a superficial color; a superficial covering; superficia…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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